The Medical Clinic – Health and Wellness Program is designed to
provide or arrange for all aspects of care regarding the health
needs of our youth. The CRH Medical Clinic is managed by the
Medical Clinic Supervisor, a Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) who
provides oversight of our medical and nutritional programs. Upon
entry to CRH youth are seen within 72 hours for a complete,
initial assessment by Medical Clinic staff in order to determine
their need for medical care.
CRH provides healthy nutritious meals integrating with the CDE
guidelines for SBP (School Breakfast Program) and the NSLP
(National School Lunch Program). Recognizing the importance of a
healthy diet. For Children to grow, learn and thrive
This policy outlines CRH’s approach to ensuring environments and
opportunities for all youth to practice healthy eating and
physical activity behaviors throughout CRH day while minimizing
commercial distractions.
Recognizing the important connection between a healthy diet and a
youth’s ability to learn and achieve, CRH has implemented an
active Nutrition Program which includes nutritional education,
nutritional menu choices and a campus garden. CRH nutrition
program is based off of national nutritional guidelines for all
school aged Children.
To a child in crisis food can not only be comforting; food can be
healing. Children’s Receiving Home serves up to
210 meals a day seven days a week to children
and youth affected by trauma so at CRH our cafeteria menu is a
top priority. Recently under the direction of our new chef,
the CRH kitchen has made the commitment to serve food made fresh
daily, with fresh ingredients; the term used by one boy (age 10)
to describe the changes was “kinda like homemade”.
Most shelter kitchens of this size rely heavily on “pre-packaged”
food and frozen food; many times serving highly processed and
refined foods that have lost their nutritional value. (And their
flavor) CRH children and youth are now served food to
represent a variety in taste and culture. Yet always keeping
young palettes in mind we know nothing can replace homemade Mac
and Cheese to warm the hearts of children.
