Programs

  • Community Nutrition Program

    OLDER ADULTS (60+ YEARS) AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (18-59 YEARS) REGULARLY ENJOY A WARM, NUTRITIOUS MEAL AT CONGREGATE SITES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS LOCATED ACROSS SAN FRANCSICO DAILY 365 DAYS A YEAR THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM. OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO VISIT OUR SITES EXPERIENCE DECREASED RISKS OF ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AND ENJOY THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. AS THE LARGEST CONGREGATE MEAL PROVIDER FOR THESE POPULATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO, PROJECT OPEN HAND MADE CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO ENSURE CLIENTS WERE STILL RECEIVING NECESSARILY NUTRITIONAL RESOURCES WHILE ALSO BEING SAFE AND SHELTERING IN PLACE AS HIGH RISK POPULATIONS. SERVICES WERE UNINTERRUPTED BUT CHANGED TO A MODEL THAT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY FOR HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. INCREASED DEMAND WAS MET THROUGH A SAFE TAKEAWAY MODEL. SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN REOPENING SITES FOR CONGREGATE MEALS WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING A TAKEAWAY MODEL FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT READY TO DINE IN SOCIAL SETTINGS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5.2M

  • Wellness Program

    WELLNESS PROGRAM - THE WELLNESS PROGRAM OFFERS A MEDICALLY-TAILORED NUTRITION INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASES. SERVICES INCLUDE NUTRIENT-RICH MEALS, FRESH GROCERIES, AND NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION WITH OUR TEAM OF REGISTERED DIETITIANS. CLIENTS CAN SHOP FOR FRESH, HEALTHY GROCERIES AT OUR TWO GROCERY CENTERS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ALAMEDA COUNTY. DURING MARCH OF 2020, THE WELLNESS PROGRAM ALSO BEGAN DELIVERING GROCERIES TO CLIENTS TO HELP SUPPORT CLIENTS SHELTERING IN PLACE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HAVE CONTINUED TO INCLUDE HOME-DELIVERED GROCERIES TO CLIENTS AS PART OF OUR SERVICE MODEL.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5M

  • Food Is Medicine Coalition

    POH IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE CA FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION (CALFIMC). POH/CALFIMC ADVOCATE TO INTEGRATE MEDICALLY TAILORED MEAL (MTM) INTERVENTIONS INTO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS. LEVERAGED IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE OF THE MEDI-CAL HEART FAILURE PILOT TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS TO 2,235 PEOPLE (426,007 MEALS) WITH SEVEN MEDICAL CONDITIONS VIA FEDERAL (COVID-19) FUNDING IN 2022. COLLABORATION WITH CA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO MTMS DESIGNATION AS A "COMMUNITY SUPPORT" IN CA ADVANCING & INNOVATING MEDI-CAL WAIVER. CALFIMC ORGANIZATIONS HOLD AGREEMENTS WITH MEDI-CAL HEALTH PLANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE ENROLLEES.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7.4M