Intake Process
We provide medically-tailored groceries and prepared meals, dietary supplements, and comprehensive nutrition services throughout all of Sonoma County.
The Steps to Sign Up
1. See if you Are eligible
2. Your healthcare provider submits a referral form
3. Your application is reviewed
4. You are onboarded
Jump to a program:
- HIV Nutrition Program
Medically tailored weekly groceries for individuals with a positive HIV diagnosis, provided for as long as needed. - Welcome Home Program
Three months of medically tailored groceries and/or meals following an in-patient hospitalization. - Infectious Disease Program
Medically tailored groceries delivered weekly, with duration determined on a case-by-case basis. - Oncology Nutrition Program
Three months of medically tailored groceries or meals for the client and their household. Service duration may be extended based on the course of treatment. - Full Belly Program
Medically tailored groceries and meals for expecting clients and their household, continuing until the baby reaches three months of age. - Community Supports Program
Twelve weeks of medically tailored groceries and meals for patients with Medi-Cal, with medical approval. - Bags of Love
Ready-to-eat meals distributed to service providers for their unhoused patients.
Contact Information:
Nina Redman, RD
(707) 887-1647 x119
NinaR@FFTfoodbank.org
FFTfoodbank.org
6550 Railroad Ave., Forestville, CA 95436
Accessible Languages: English, Spanish, and translation services available for additional languages (Medi-Cal patients)
Eligibility Quiz
This eligibility questionnaire is to provide you with the likelihood that you or someone you know may or may not be eligible for one of our programs.
HIV Nutrition Program
| Who’s Eligible | Patients with a positive HIV diagnosis |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling |
| Program Details | Ongoing depending on need |
Referral Checklist:
- HIV Nutrition Program Referral Form
- Proof of HIV diagnosis
- Problem list
- Medication list
- Recent progress note or medical hospital discharge summary
Welcome Home Program
| Who’s Eligible | Patients being discharged from an in-patient hospital or mental health hospital stay within two weeks of their discharge date. Must score 6 or higher on DETERMINE Nutrition Checklist (screening is on back of the referral form) |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling |
| Program Details | 12 weeks |
Referral Checklist:
- Welcome Home Nutrition for Healing Referral Form
- Problem list
- Medication list
- Recent progress note or medical hospital discharge summary
Oncology Nutrition Program
| Who’s Eligible | Patients undergoing cancer treatment and members of their household |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling Nutrition supplements, such as Ensure and protein powder, if needed |
| Program Details | 12 weeks (possibly longer depending on treatment) |
Referral Checklist:
- Oncology Nutrition Program Referral Form
- Problem list
- Medication list
- Recent progress note or medical hospital discharge summary
Full Belly Program
| Who’s Eligible | Patients who are pregnant and at risk for malnutrition and members of their household |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling |
| Program Details | Length of pregnancy and for 12 weeks after the baby is born |
Referral Checklist:
- Full Belly Program Referral Form
- Problem list
- Medication list
- Recent progress note or medical hospital discharge summary
Infectious Disease Program
| Who’s Eligible | Patients with a positive COVID-19 test, Tuberculosis, or Monkeypox diagnosis or patients who are debilitated by Long COVID |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling |
| Program Details | Varies by case. Food For Thought’s client services team will be in touch with patients on a weekly basis to determine program length |
Referral Checklist:
- Infectious Disease Program Program Referral Form
- Proof of Positive Diagnosis (signed by medical provider)
Community Supports (ILOS) Program
| Examples of Who’s Eligible | Patients with Medi-Cal and medical justification for medically tailored groceries or meals. A medical justification is required. Examples include, but are not limited to: A client with poorly controlled diabetes who can benefit from diabetes friendly groceries to help stabilize blood sugars and get used to eating foods that will help their health A client with issues that make it hard for them to shop, e.g. physical disabilities, etc, while also coping with GI issues that require specific foods or diets |
| Services Provided | Free weekly groceries, including fresh produce, high-quality protein, healthy grains, vitamins and supplements Medically-tailored prepared meals, if needed Home delivery, if needed Individual nutrition counseling |
| Program Details | 12 weeks; possibility of extension depending on medical condition(s) |
Referral Checklist:
- Community Supports (ILOS) Referral Form
- Problem list [including ICD-10 code(s)]
- Medication list
- Recent progress note or medical hospital discharge summary
Bags of Love
| Who’s Eligible | Nutrition for your patients experiencing homelessness distributed by local health centers |
| Services Provided | Our Bags of Love program provides ready-to-eat food to patients who are experiencing homelessness and serious mental and/or physical health conditions. To streamline the distribution process, we partner with local health centers who work directly with people without housing. These organizations distribute the bags of food onsite at their clinics and offices. Each bag of food has the caloric value of 11 meals |
| Program Details | n/a |
How to Participate:
If your clinic/organization is interested in becoming a partner and receiving Bags of Love for your patients, please contact Nina Redman, Client Services Director, at NinaR@FFTfoodbank.org or 707-887-1647 x119.