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From Our RDNs: The Complete Nutrition Guide to Living With HIV/AIDS
Through our funding from the Ryan White Department of HIV Elimination we put our years of expertise serving this community to further use. To increase viral load suppression and medication adherence we wanted to expand access to nutrition resources and provide the wraparound care that those living with HIV/AIDS require, several of our Registered Dietitian Nutritionists came together to write and print an educational handbook.
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Hard Hat Zone: An Update on Our New Home!
Spring is nearly upon us, which means summer is right around the corner. For myself and everyone else at Open Hand, that means the countdown is truly on as we look ahead towards moving into our new home at 1380 West Marietta Street. Every day we inch closer to the finish line.
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Open Hand Partners with ARCHI to Address Food Insecurity
We partnered with ARCHI (Atlanta Regional Commission for Health Improvement) and its Community Resource Hubs to provide six weeks' worth of meals to clients who screened positive for food insecurity. The goal was to meet the needs of low-income people who have been diagnosed with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.
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A Happy Haulerdays Surprise! Carvana Gifts 3 Longtime Volunteers with Cars
As part of Haulerdays – Carvana's annual initiative to celebrate the holidays by doing good in the communities they work and live in – they wanted to donate a car to one of our volunteer delivery drivers! We randomly selected three of our volunteer delivery drivers and sent Carvana their names and some background information. After review, they decided to surprise all three of these incredible volunteers with a car!
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Supporting Open Hand on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving driven through the powerful connections of the community. This year, our fundraising goal is simple, and there are many ways you can get involved all month long in our Giving Tuesday campaign!
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Providing Dignity to Our Seniors
The statistics we’re seeing around our seniors in Georgia are staggering but serve as an important guideline towards solutions we can develop to help combat it.
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