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Lifting Up Our Clients During the Holidays

Lifting Up Our Clients During the Holidays

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

The holidays are often a joyous time spent with friends, loved ones and chosen family, attending holiday parties or exchanging presents. Sadly and realistically, this is certainly not the case for all. For these reasons, I am deeply grateful to our staff and volunteers who deliver meals to our clients, especially during the holidays.

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Support Open Hand This Holiday Season

Support Open Hand This Holiday Season

Spread kindness and cheer by honoring your family, friends, and loved ones this holiday season by supporting Open Hand! We have several ways for you to engage with our mission, from holiday cards to baked treats and gift cards for Good Measure Meals.

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National Progress on the Food Is Medicine Movement

National Progress on the Food Is Medicine Movement

By: Matthew Pieper, Executive Director

The September 28th White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health was truly a historic gathering in our country with so many national leaders in food and nutrition security in attendance to present research findings and advancements in the food is medicine movement. 

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Cooking Matter’s Chef Asata Reid pilots a produce program for underserved preschools 

Cooking Matter’s Chef Asata Reid pilots a produce program for underserved preschools 

Several preschools have recently banded together to form a “farm to preschool” co-op, led by a partnership between Open Hand Atlanta and Common Market. Twice a month, Open Hand delivers fresh produce from the Common Market to participating preschools, along with educational materials.  

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Join us at Party in the Kitchen, September 29th!

Join us at Party in the Kitchen, September 29th!

We’re just over a month away from Party in the Kitchen, one of Open Hand Atlanta’s largest fundraising events of the year! If you haven’t already, mark your calendars for our 19th annual event being held on Thursday, September 29th from 7-10pm at The Stave Room.  

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Catch Open Hand at Dragon Con as the official 2022 charity partner!

Catch Open Hand at Dragon Con as the official 2022 charity partner!

In case you missed it, Open Hand Atlanta has been named the 2022 official charity partner of Dragon Con! Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe.

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