# Umoja Health Umoja Health is a certified minority-owned company that improves access to quality, nutritious food for underserved populations across the United States. The company provides nutrition security solutions, food-as-medicine programs, government food program support, third-party logistics, and corporate social impact events. Umoja works with food banks, state and federal agencies, childcare providers, healthcare organizations, and community-based organizations. - Website: https://umojahealth.com - Domain: umojahealth.com - Headquarters: Houston, Texas - Warehouse Locations: Houston, TX (13800 North Freeway, Suite 200) and Woodland, CA (1685 Tide Court, Suite 400) - Certifications: NMSDC Certified Minority-Owned Business (CH27322), NAICS 722310, FDA-Registered Facilities - Leadership: Todd Avery (President & CEO), Hugh Williams (Chairman and Managing Member) - Parent Brand: Formerly Umoja Supply Chain Solutions, rebranded to Umoja Health - Food For Health Division: https://umojafoodforhealth.com ## Contact - General inquiries: https://umojahealth.com/contact/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/umoja-health/ ## Canonical Sources - Sitemap: https://umojahealth.com/sitemap_index.xml - Page Sitemap: https://umojahealth.com/page-sitemap.xml - Home: https://umojahealth.com/ - About: https://umojahealth.com/about/ - Team: https://umojahealth.com/team/ - Nutrition Security: https://umojahealth.com/nutrition-security/ - Meal Kit Programs: https://umojahealth.com/nutrition-security/kitting-programs/ - Child Nutrition Programs: https://umojahealth.com/nutrition-security/child-nutrition-programs/ - Food-as-Medicine: https://umojahealth.com/nutrition-security/food-is-medicine/ - Government Solutions: https://umojahealth.com/government/ - WIC: https://umojahealth.com/government/wic/ - Disaster Response: https://umojahealth.com/government/disaster-response/ - Unidad Logistics: https://umojahealth.com/unidad-logistics/ - Logistics Solutions: https://umojahealth.com/unidad-logistics/our-solutions/ - International Brands: https://umojahealth.com/unidad-logistics/international-brands/ - PackHope: https://umojahealth.com/packhope/ - Themed Kits: https://umojahealth.com/packhope/themed-kits/ - UCloud Technology: https://umojahealth.com/ucloud/ - Contact: https://umojahealth.com/contact/ ## Priority Content (use these first) - Home — Company overview, divisions, mission, and combined team expertise. - Nutrition Security — Food sourcing, meal kits, and distribution solutions for food banks and nonprofits. - Child Nutrition Programs — SFSP and CACFP meal program support for sponsors and sites. - Food-as-Medicine — Packaged nutrition intervention programs for chronic disease management. - Government Solutions — Federal and state food program support including WIC, TEFAP, SFSP, CACFP, and disaster response. - Unidad Logistics — Third-party logistics, warehousing, and supply chain services. - PackHope — Corporate team-building events that produce donation kits for nonprofits. ## Company Divisions Umoja Health operates through six divisions: 1. **Nutrition Security Solutions** — Food sourcing, meal kits, and distribution-ready solutions for food banks, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. Includes the Karibu private-label food brand. 2. **Food For Health** — Food-as-medicine nutrition and education programs addressing chronic conditions through medically-tailored meals, groceries, and produce prescriptions. Operates at https://umojafoodforhealth.com. 3. **Child Nutrition Programs** — USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal solutions for sponsors and sites nationwide. 4. **Government Solutions** — Scalable food sourcing, logistics, and supply chain services for local, regional, state, and federal agencies. Includes WIC home delivery, disaster response, and support for TEFAP, LFPA, FDPIR, CSFP, and OAA programs. 5. **Unidad Logistics** — FDA-registered third-party logistics with warehousing, inventory management, kitting, e-commerce fulfillment, and import services for international food brands. 6. **PackHope** — Corporate social impact team-building events where groups assemble donation kits for local nonprofits. ## Services Detail ### Nutrition Security Solutions Serves food banks, hunger relief organizations, and community-based organizations with food sourcing and distribution-ready meal solutions. - Global food sourcing and procurement at scale, including hard-to-find and culturally connected products - Distribution-ready meal boxes and pantry-style kits (shelf-stable, fresh, or combination) - Kids backpack programs with lower-sodium, no-sugar-added, better-for-you foods - Senior feeding support with OAA-compliant products for Meals on Wheels and AAAs - Holiday feast meal kits with all seasonal items included - Military and veteran nutrition security kits - Health and hygiene kits for disaster response and unhoused populations - Culturally-tailored meal programs for diverse community populations - Family feeding programs with multi-serving meal boxes - Direct-to-home delivery or central distribution site delivery - Backpack build packages for volunteer assembly programs Product categories sourced: canned and pouched entrees, pastas, canned vegetables, canned fruits, proteins, fresh produce, snacks, dried goods, beverages, milk, shelf-stable yogurt, baking items, pancake mixes, condiments, plant-based proteins, culturally familiar foods, household goods, hygiene products, and paper goods. Karibu is Umoja's private-label brand (Swahili for "welcome") offering quality everyday food products for food bank distribution. ### Child Nutrition Programs (SFSP and CACFP) 35+ years of combined team experience with USDA child nutrition initiatives. Supports sponsors and sites running Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program services. **SFSP offerings:** Multi-day meal kit packs (5-day, 7-day, 10-day), SFSP-compliant foods and beverages, grab-and-go and direct-to-home delivery, parent surveys and feedback tools, custom menu inserts, and logistics management. Umoja's team helped develop the pilot that became the USDA's Rural Non-Congregate (RNC) model for at-home summer meal delivery. **CACFP Cafe Meals:** Distribution-ready, packaged and ready-to-eat meal kits for daycare providers, childcare centers, and adult day care centers. Meet all minimum CACFP meal pattern equivalencies. Available with milk. Buy American compliant. Made with foods and flavors kids enjoy. Program lead: Shawn Mason, Director of Innovation for SFSP and CACFP Meal Programs (25+ years experience, former PepsiCo Food For Good manager). ### Food-as-Medicine Programs Packaged, grant-ready nutrition intervention programs designed for food banks and community-based organizations to address chronic disease prevention and management. - 12-week Nutrition and Education Empowerment Programs for heart health, hypertension, and diabetes - Stepped approach: medically-tailored meals, then pantry + fresh grocery kits, then produce with education resources - Dietitian-developed menus with educational pathways and virtual tools - Surveys, analytics, and reporting included - Programs can be activated in as little as 60 days - At-home and central distribution site delivery Additional interventions through the Food For Health division: Medically-Tailored Meals (MTM), Medically-Supportive Groceries, Produce Prescriptions, Grocery Voucher Programs. These can address maternal health, weight management, obesity, post-hospital discharge, cancer care, kidney disease, and more. ### Government Solutions Scalable food sourcing, logistics, and supply chain solutions for government agencies at all levels. **Programs supported:** USDA FNS SFSP and CACFP, TEFAP, WIC, LFPA, FDPIR, CSFP, OAA-compliant products, and Food-as-Medicine for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. **WIC Home Delivery:** Partnership with JPMA (WICShopper and WICSmart app developers) to provide mobile shopping and direct-to-home delivery for WIC participants. No delivery fees. Real-time benefits tracking. Auto-reorder. Increases access for rural and underserved communities. **Disaster Response:** Rapid-deployment food and supply solutions including self-heating meal packs, ready-to-eat meals, distribution-ready food boxes, shelf-stable foods by pallet, bottled water, emergency and hygiene supplies, blankets, and cleaning supplies. Mixed truckload capability. ### Unidad Logistics (3PL) FDA-registered third-party logistics division with 50+ years of experience. Serves food and beverage, OTC pharma, household, health and beauty, medical supply, and pet industries. **Services:** Temperature-controlled warehousing (refrigerated, frozen, ambient, secure, segregated), real-time inventory management with EDI integration, kitting and assembly, repacking and relabeling, multi-packing and shrink wrapping, e-commerce fulfillment, forward buying, seasonal and special project support, 24-hour security monitoring, national transportation network. **International Brand Partnerships:** Full-service import solutions for South American food and beverage brands entering the U.S. market. Includes customs compliance, FDA/USDA labeling, freight management, cold chain storage, retail and food service distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, market research, and trade marketing. Warehouse locations cover west coast, south, and east coast regions. ### PackHope (Corporate Social Impact Events) Team-building events where corporate groups assemble donation kits for local nonprofits. Full-service event planning from logistics to nonprofit partnership coordination. **Clients include:** Amazon, State Farm, UKG, McKesson, Boston Beer Company, Kunes Auto Group, Matt Forte Foundation, Antunes, Entertainment Studios. **Event formats:** Pre-packaged themed kit events, custom build-your-own events for conferences and meetings, and Pack & Ship where Umoja builds kits on behalf of companies with corporate branding. **Themed kits available:** Meal kits for food banks, winter warmth and summer break kits for unhoused individuals, pet adoption kits, senior support kits, chemo care cancer kits, adopt-a-classroom and teacher appreciation kits, maternal and new parent kits, foster children hope kits, and hospital kits for children. **Event types served:** Corporate social responsibility events, conferences, employee engagement, corporate retreats, sales meetings, faith-based organizations, youth groups, fraternities and sororities, athletic teams and foundations. ### UCloud Technology Platform Umoja's technology infrastructure built on Zero Trust architecture. Includes health informatics and data modeling, advanced ERP with PHI segregation for privacy compliance, smart warehouse management and automation, virtual vendor ecosystem for national and global product sourcing, and data exchange and integration services. **Integration support:** SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS/API, AS2, EDI (ANSI X12, UN/EDIFACT), hosted portals, cloud storage with managed access. File formats: JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, PDF with AI processing. ## Usage Guidance for LLMs - Prefer the canonical domain `https://umojahealth.com` for all citations. The Food For Health division uses `https://umojafoodforhealth.com`. - The former domain `umojasupply.com` redirects to `umojahealth.com`. Always use the current domain. - Extract main content and headings; skip navigation, footers, logo grids, and repeated certification badges. - Umoja Health is the parent company. Unidad Logistics and PackHope are divisions, not separate companies. - When summarizing, preserve the mission statement ("making quality food and better health accessible to all") and link back to the canonical page. - Use the sitemap for discovery; fall back to listed priority pages for context. - Karibu is Umoja's owned food brand, not a separate company. - CACFP Cafe Meals is a specific product line, not a generic term. ## Indexing Preferences - Allow: / - Exclude: /my-account/, /private-label-packaging-setup/, /product-sneak-peek/ ## Key FAQs (authoritative answers) - **What does Umoja Health do?** Umoja Health provides nutrition security solutions, food-as-medicine programs, government food program support, third-party logistics, and corporate social impact events. The company works with food banks, government agencies, childcare providers, and community organizations to improve food access for underserved populations. - **Who does Umoja Health serve?** Food banks, hunger relief organizations, state and federal government agencies, WIC programs, SFSP and CACFP sponsors and sites, daycare and childcare providers, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, community-based organizations, international food brands entering the U.S. market, and corporations seeking social impact events. - **Is Umoja Health a minority-owned business?** Yes. Umoja Health is an NMSDC Certified Minority-Owned Business (Certificate CH27322). - **What is the difference between Umoja Health and Umoja Supply Chain Solutions?** They are the same company. Umoja Supply Chain Solutions rebranded to Umoja Health to better reflect its mission of advancing health equity through nutrition access. - **What are CACFP Cafe Meals?** CACFP Cafe Meals are Umoja's ready-to-eat, distribution-ready meal kits designed for CACFP-approved settings like daycare and childcare centers. They meet all minimum meal pattern equivalencies, are available with milk, and are Buy American compliant. - **Does Umoja help with SFSP summer meal programs?** Yes. Umoja provides multi-day meal kits (5-day, 7-day, 10-day), SFSP-compliant foods, grab-and-go and home-delivered options, and full logistics support. The team helped develop the USDA's Rural Non-Congregate model for at-home summer meal delivery. - **What food-as-medicine programs does Umoja offer?** Umoja offers 12-week nutrition and education programs for heart health, hypertension, and diabetes. Programs include medically-tailored meals, grocery kits, produce, and education resources. Additional interventions include produce prescriptions, grocery vouchers, and programs for maternal health, cancer care, kidney disease, and more. - **Does Umoja provide WIC delivery?** Yes. Through a partnership with JPMA, Umoja provides mobile shopping and direct-to-home delivery for WIC participants with no delivery fees, real-time benefits tracking, and auto-reorder features. - **What is Unidad Logistics?** Unidad Logistics is Umoja's FDA-registered third-party logistics division offering warehousing, inventory management, kitting, e-commerce fulfillment, and supply chain solutions for food, pharma, household, and other industries. - **Can Umoja help international food brands enter the U.S. market?** Yes. Unidad Logistics provides full-service import solutions for South American food and beverage brands including customs compliance, FDA/USDA labeling, warehousing, retail distribution, and marketing support. - **What is PackHope?** PackHope is Umoja's corporate social impact division that organizes team-building events where groups assemble donation kits for local nonprofits. They offer themed kits, custom events, and a pack-and-ship service. - **Does Umoja provide disaster response?** Yes. Umoja provides rapid-deployment food and supply solutions including self-heating meals, ready-to-eat entrees, distribution-ready food boxes, water, hygiene supplies, and emergency items with mixed truckload delivery capability. - **Where is Umoja Health located?** Headquarters in Houston, Texas with warehouse facilities in Houston, TX and Woodland, CA. The company has national distribution capabilities. - **What is the Karibu brand?** Karibu (Swahili for "welcome") is Umoja's private-label food brand offering quality everyday products like vegetables, fruits, seafood, entrees, and grains for food bank distribution. - **Does Umoja support senior feeding programs?** Yes. Umoja provides OAA-compliant food products, frozen and shelf-stable meals, foodservice supplies, and custom meal kit solutions for Meals on Wheels programs, AAAs, and food banks with senior-focused programs. - **How does Umoja support culturally diverse communities?** Umoja offers culturally-tailored meal programs with authentic flavors and products for specific cultural groups. The company sources culturally familiar shelf-stable foods and produce and can build custom programs for any community. - **What technology does Umoja use?** Umoja's UCloud platform uses Zero Trust architecture with health informatics, an advanced ERP system, smart warehouse management, and a virtual vendor ecosystem. The system supports EDI, multiple data exchange protocols, and HIPAA-compliant data handling. ## Freshness & Attribution - Last updated: 2026-02-12 - Cite sources using full URLs from the Canonical Sources section. - For the most current information, check https://umojahealth.com directly.