News

Looking Back and Looking Forward

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

St. Barts holds an important and meaningful place in our history, and we're so honored to be able to once again gather in this sacred space 35 years later. In 1988, the kitchen at St. Bart's was probably no more than 5,000 square feet. We could've never imagined back then that we'd grow to become who we are now: one of the largest community-based providers of home-delivered meals and nutrition education in the country.

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An Update On Our Capital Campaign

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

Two years ago, we launched The Healing Power of Food, a capital campaign to raise the funds needed, and I'm pleased to report that we are making great progress toward achieving our goal.

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Providing Dignity to Our Seniors 

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

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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New Look. Same Love.

Today, our work remains the same, but we are excited to announce a meaningful update to modernize our brand as we look toward an exciting future.

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Serving "GRITS" to our seniors

When most people hear “grits,” they think of a classic Southern staple. At Open Hand, we think of our program, GRITS – Georgians Receiving Insightful Telenutrition Seminars.

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Advocating on the Hill for Food Access Programs

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

Recently, our Senior Director of Client Services & Outcomes Tracking, Aleta McLean, joined me and other nutrition leaders in Washington D.C. for the national Food Is Medicine Coalition’s “Day on the Hill."

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