Lynchburg Community Market is a community gathering place which offers the very best products from our region from farmers to local artisans to restaurants. Their annual summer program “We Got the Beet” features movement and cooking demonstrations as a collaborative effort between the City of Lynchburg, Central Virginia Health District of Virginia Department of Health, and Virginia Cooperative Extension. SNAP dollars can be used to purchase groceries at the Lynchburg Community Market.

SNAP can be used like cash to buy eligible food items from authorized retailers, and their value is doubled through the Virginia Fresh Match program at farmers markets including the Downtown Community Market. Citizens can go here to see if they are eligible for SNAP.

Lynchburg Feeds helps people find nonprofit food pantries and other food programs in the Lynchburg area. Food pantries provide groceries to people, free of charge.

Lynchburg Daily Bread serves hot, nutritious lunch from 10:50 A.M. to 12:20 P.M seven days a week including holidays. They also have a food pantry in front of their building at 721 Clay Street.

CVACL offers multiple services for Seniors including Meals on Wheels, Health and Wellness, Transportation, Housing, Advocacy and Care Services.

Parkview Mission offers a variety of support. The Food for Families bi-weekly neighbor-choice pantry includes food and personal care products. Food for Thought sends a backpack of food home with students each Friday. Parkview Cafe provides a hot meal for take out every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30pm.

Lynchburg Grows is a seven-acre urban farm dedicated to providing access to fresh, local, produce for Lynchburg residents, restaurants, and organizations, while also providing purposeful jobs for individuals with disabilities.

Owned and operated by husband and wife team Michael Grantz and Arden Jones, Great Day Gardens in Forest has been committed to providing families in the Lynchburg area with healthy, biologically raised, and chemical-free produce and baked good since 2015. Shop online or in-person at the Downtown Community Market.

Virginia Cooperative Extension/VCE provides FREE classes covering nutrition education, cooking instruction and how to incorporate more physical activity into your life.

Classes are for adults of all ages and free of charge.

Eat Smart Move More has resources to stretch your budget to create healthy meals.

The Pack-It Cookbook gives practical and low-cost advice for packing lunches.

Our community hospital has several resources - click on the section that interests you!

Weight, Nutrition, & Heart Health

Centra online guidance.

Centra Weightloss Services

Bariatric Medicine is a non-surgical approach to weight loss for both pediatric and adult patients. This medically supervised program provides consultation with an obesity medicine specialist, dietary education by registered dietitians, and emotional support with the help of a licensed social worker.

Medical Weight Loss Support Group

Changing habits requires mental strength and support!

PTC Wellness Services include a voluntary health risk assessment and one-on-one counseling to implement behavioral changes to improve health.

Work—one-on-one—with a certified personal nutrition trainer at the YMCA to improve your overall health through expanded nutrition knowledge, improved food choices, and empowered eating decisions. Focus on personal goals that might include losing weight, toning-up, and feeling better. For a fee.

BRAND is an online directory to help Virginia residents of our region to find a dietician in the Central Virginia region.

As a direct-to-consumer food hub, 4p Foods aggregates food from small family farms throughout the region and delivers it to households, offices, and community centers in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Restoration Acres is a local family-run farm supplies eggs, pasture-raised meats, vegetables, and bread. Available at the Downtown community market and elsewhere.

FitEx is an evidence-based, 8-week online program to promote physical activity and fruit & vegetable tracking. FitEx is inclusive of all people, including those with a range of physical and intellectual abilities. Participation fee is limited to $2.