Organization: FOOD & FRIENDS INC
Mission: PROVIDE MEDICALLY TAILORED, HOME-DELIVERED MEALS AND NUTRITION COUNSELING TO PEOPLE FACING LIFE-CHALLENGING ILLNESSES.
Activities: DURING FY 2020, FOOD & FRIENDS' STAFF AND MORE THAN 5,400 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,200,000 NUTRITIONALLY-TAILORED MEALS THROUGH OUR HOME-DELIVERED MEALS SERVICE AND GROCERIES-TO-GO SERVICE TO OVER 3,600 MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-CHALLENGING ILLNESSES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND DEPENDENTS. THESE MEALS ARE DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE TO RECIPIENTS.
DURING FY 2020, FOOD & FRIENDS' COMMUNITY DIETITIANS PROVIDED 1,598 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING THE PROVIDING OF INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION COUNSELING TO FOOD & FRIENDS CLIENTS AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY LIVING WITH LIFE-CHALLENGING ILLNESSES. NUTRITION COUNSELING TYPICALLY INCLUDES A FULL ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH STATUS AND DIET ANALYSIS AND IN-DEPTH NUTRITION EDUCATION TAILORED TO EACH CLIENT'S NEEDS. THESE SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO RECIPIENTS.
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Health Care