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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Advocating for Medically Tailored Meals on The Hill

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

On February 6 and 7, Senior Director of Client Services, Aleta McLean, and I will travel to Washington D.C. along with many of our colleagues in the national Food is Medicine Coalition. We will be meeting with legislature up on the Hill to discuss the Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act and share data that underscores the need for Congress to take action.

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Takeda Grant to Support 273,000 Medically Tailored Meals

Beginning this month, Takeda, a leading values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical company, will fund 273,000 medically tailored meals for Open Hand clients over the next three years.

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Honoring World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day, and one of our incredible Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), Jennifer Baugh, wanted to speak to the work she does with those living with HIV/AIDS here in Atlanta through her work with Open Hand.

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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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