OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC
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Open Hand Community Nutrition Programs
OPEN HAND COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAMS INCLUDE:A. IN 2023, OPEN HAND PROVIDED 777,147 HOME-DELIVERED MEALS AND MARKET BASKET GROCERY BAGS TO APPROXIMATELY 2,279 CLIENTS PER OUR CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDED 37 GEORGIA COUNTIES: BARROW, BARTOW, BEN HILL, BERRIEN, BIBB, BRANTLEY, CARROLL, CHATHAM, CARROLL, CHEROKEE, CLARKE, CLAYTON, COBB, COOK, COWETA, DEKALB, DOUGLAS, FAYETTE, FORSYTH, FULTON, GWINNETT, HALL, HENRY, HOUSTON, JACKSON, NEWTON, PAULDING, PICKENS, POLK, RICHMOND, ROCKDALE, SEMINOLE, SPALDING, TIFT, TURNER, WALTON, WAYNE..B. THE MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR ONE, TWO, OR THREE FRESHLY COOKED DELICIOUS, THERAPEUTIC MEALS TO MEET THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH A CRITICAL, CHRONIC, OR TERMINAL DISEASE, MANY OF WHOM ARE UNABLE TO PREPARE OR SHOP FOR HEALTHY FOOD DUE TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. OTHER QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS MAY INCLUDE DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF OPEN HAND CLIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR HEALTH STATUS. AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE MTM MEALS PROGRAM, NUTRITION EDUCATION IS DELIVERED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN GROUP SETTINGS AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA OUR TELENUTRITION PLATFORM. MENUS ARE DEVELOPED AND PRODUCTS ARE SELECTED BY OPEN HAND'S RDNS AND INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC AND PREFERENTIAL MENU OPTIONS. EACH OF OPEN HAND'S MENUS ARE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED WHICH ALLOWS CLIENTS TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR MENU TO THEIR DIETARY PREFERENCES WHILE ADHERING TO THE DIET RECOMMENDATIONS BY THEIR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.C. OPEN HAND'S MARKET BASKET PROGRAM OR MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY PROGRAM PROVIDES A WEEKLY SUPPLY OF BOTH NONPERISHABLE GROCERIES AND FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE CLIENTS WHO ARE WELL ENOUGH TO PREPARE THEIR OWN HEALTHY MEALS WITH NUTRITION GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY OPEN HAND RDNS. THESE GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR 14 MEALS EACH WEEK AND INCLUDE RECIPES AND NUTRITION EDUCATION SO CLIENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE THEIR OWN HEALTHY MEALS. IN 2023, OPEN HAND PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 108,785 MARKET BASKET MEALS. D. IN ADDITION, OPEN HAND PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98,262 NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS (NS), TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. THE SUPPLEMENTS HELP TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NUTRITION TO CLIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING POOR APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS, OR CHEWING/SWALLOWING CHALLENGES.E. CENTRAL TO OPEN HAND'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO NUTRITION, CLIENTS ARE ASSESSED THROUGH AN INTAKE PROCESS AND OFFERED NUTRITION EDUCATION BY OPEN HAND RDNS, WHICH INCLUDES EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION IN A GROUP SETTING. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED BOTH DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS FOR A TOTAL OF 25 CLIENTS. THESE PROGRAMS TEACH INDIVIDUALS THE TOOLS NEEDED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE SELF-MANAGERS IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. THEY LEARN TOOLS SUCH AS HEALTHY EATING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND POSITIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES. THE RDNS ALSO PROVIDE FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS AND NUTRITION SEMINARS FOR A VARIETY OF POPULATIONS ACROSS ATLANTA. F. OPEN HAND PROVIDED MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY (MNT) TO 559 CLIENTS IN 2023, THROUGH BOTH IN-PERSON CARE AND OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORM, HEALTHIE. MNT IS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN TO TARGET SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SESSIONS INCLUDE A NUTRITION DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AND COUNSELING SERVICES - ALL PERFORMED BY OPEN HAND RDNS. DEFINED BY THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, MNT INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT, NUTRITION DIAGNOSES, INTERVENTION, EVALUATION/MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, AND COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ACROSS GEORGIA WHO HAVE A NUTRITION-SENSITIVE CHRONIC DISEASE TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH THROUGH BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. G. OPEN HAND'S OLDER ADULT NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE FRESHLY COOKED HEALTH-PROMOTING MEALS TO MEET ONE-THIRD OF THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULT CLIENTS AND OLDER ADULTS IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS. IN 2023, OPEN HAND PREPARED AND DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 108,768 TOTAL MEALS TO OLDER ADULT CLIENTS IN LOCAL METRO ATLANTA SENIOR CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY, OPEN HAND PROVIDED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND WELLNESS COACHING TO APPROXIMATELY 2,068 SENIORS IN GROUP SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN SENIOR CENTERS AND SENIOR HIGH-RISE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT FULTON COUNTY, GA. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING NUTRITION SERVICES IN ATLANTA, OPEN HAND EXPANDED THE NUTRITION PROGRAM ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH A PILOT PROGRAM CALLED GRITS GEORGIANS RECEIVING INSIGHTFUL TELENUTRITION SEMINARS. THE OPEN HAND DIETITIANS PROVIDED EDUCATION VIRTUALLY TO OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING THEIR SENIOR CENTERS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, OR IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES. IN 2023, WE REACHED 2,675 OLDER ADULTS FOR GROUP NUTRITION EDUCATION AND 153 SENIORS FOR MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY.H. OPEN HAND IS ONE OF GEORGIA'S PARTNERS FOR THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED COOKING MATTERS NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES SIX WEEKS OF CLASSES UTILIZING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY SHARE OUR STRENGTH. THE COOKING MATTERS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (SNAP-ED). IN 2023, THE OPEN HAND SNAP-ED COOKING MATTERS TEAM TAUGHT 1,001 PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY, TASTY MEALS ON A LIMITED BUDGET, OFFERING PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON SKILLS SUCH AS MEAL PREPARATION, GROCERY SHOPPING, AND FOOD BUDGETING THAT EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES, EVEN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. COOKING MATTERS HELPS OPEN HAND ADDRESS THE CO-OCCURRING ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY, OBESITY, AND RELATED NUTRITION-SENSITIVE DISEASE, WHICH ARE OFTEN MORE COMMON AMONG AT-RISK, DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.5MGood Measure Meals Program
GOOD MEASURE MEALSTM (GMM), OPEN HAND'S FEE-FOR-SERVICE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, OFFERS NUTRITIOUS, HIGH QUALITY MEAL PLANS TO PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUCH AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION OR OBESITY, AND PEOPLE LOOKING TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THROUGH BETTER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM EXTENDS OPEN HAND'S MISSION ACROSS THE FULL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM, MAKING AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2023, OPEN HAND'S GMM SERVICE SERVED 700 CUSTOMERS A TOTAL OF 52,148 HEALTHY MEALS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. GOOD MEASURE MEALS ALSO PROVIDES CORPORATE WELLNESS TEACHING TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS ATLANTA. IN 2023, THE RDNS PROVIDED 33 NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND 29 NUTRITION CONSULTS EXPANDING VIRTUAL NUTRITION CARE TO THESE CUSTOMERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1MProduce Prescription Program
OPEN HAND'S PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM (PRX) PROVIDES SIX WEEKS OF COOKING MATTERS CLASSES CONDUCTED BY RDNS AND TRAINED EDUCATORS. THE PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY PROVIDES WEEKLY PRODUCE BOX DISTRIBUTION DURING THE SIX WEEKS OF CLASSES AND CONTINUES AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF CLASSES FOR A TOTAL OF THREE OR SIX MONTHS OF PRODUCE DELIVERIES. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SIX WEEKS OF THE PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY REUNION SESSIONS TO REINFORCE THE SKILLS OF PURCHASING AND PREPARING HEALTHY FOOD ON A BUDGET AND UNDERSCORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND GOOD HEALTH. IN 2023, OPEN HAND PROVIDED 4,202 ORGANIC PRODUCE BOXES TO PRX PARTICIPANTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.3M
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