Moveable Feast

Programs

Moveable Feast HIV/AIDS and Breast Cancer Meal Programs

Home Delivered Meals: Nutritionally appropriate meals prepared and delivered five days per week with extra food on Fridays for the weekend for clients who are homebound with HIV/AIDS or Breast Cancer in Baltimore City and thirteen Maryland counties.
Meals for a Week: Weekly delivery of one bag of groceries and five frozen entries for People Living with AIDS and women undergoing treatment for Breast Cancer who are not fully homebound but unable to return to work and cannot shop for themselves.
Nutritional Counseling: A full-time registered Dietician provides nutrition counseling and education to clients and community groups.
Chef Training Culinary Program: The Culinary Training Program teaches basic kitchen and life-skills to former Moveable Feast clients and others who are physically able and mentally prepared to re-enter the workforce. The 12-week curriculum focuses on food preparation and safety, cooking fundamentals, and job readiness. In cooperation with partnering organizations, successful graduates will be given job placement assistance in the food service industry.

More information on Moveable Feast programs is available on the Client Services page. Please feel free to call us at 410/327-3420, ext. 13 and speak with Nancy Guest, the Coordinator of Client Services.

Transportation Programs

People On the Move

People on the Move is an economic development program which began in January 1999 for people living with HIV/AIDS. The program is achieving two objectives:

Creating job opportunities for people living with HIV/AIDS, primarily those who are currently unemployed and/or in transition from homelessness.
Establishing a shuttle service providing transportation among sites regularly used by homeless people in Baltimore City.

Service: The shuttle began operation with one van on January 20, 1999 with a second van added February 15, 1999. Passengers use the shuttle to obtain services from facilities at the scheduled stops or at other facilities near the stops.

Changes to scheduled stops are based on passenger and provider input. Passengers are picked up and discharged only at scheduled stops. The two shuttle vans begin picking up passengers at shelters at 7:30 am and then complete scheduled routes throughout the day. They return to shelters in the early evening with the last stop at 7:30 pm. Stops include healthcare, counseling, and social service offices and other service provider locations for the homeless.

Schedule and Route: The stops on the shuttle were first set to initiate service to facilities where there was expected to be the heaviest need for transportation of homeless people. Since start-up, the schedule has been modified and refined to include additional stops, and times have been revised to address the appointment time needs of both passengers and business hours of the service providers. Besides the shelters, now included are healthcare, counseling, and other facilities.

Our Drivers: Comments from our drivers illustrate the positive impact of the economic development opportunity that exists due to the shuttle:

"This program has many facets. It allows a person living with HIV/AIDS to re-enter the work force in a minimum stress and less tiring job. It also assists those who are homeless to keep appointments which may help them to become a more productive part of the social order."

"The success of this program can be measured by the constant employment of people living with HIV/AIDS. There is a reinforcement of their self-esteem. The success of those people who are striving to change their lives from unemployed and homeless to more productive citizens."

"This program has a twofold effect. One: it helps people help themsleves, and secondly: this program affords me to become a productive member of society, which has increased my self-esteem greatly."

"The shuttle is helping the people who society doesn't want to be bothered with, because the shoe hasn't been on the other foot. The passengers are ever so grateful to 'People on the Move', because this service understands that homeless people are human. And someone cares about his or her welfare."

"We transport people who otherwise may not be able to afford the simplest forms of transportation. Faced with all of the other challenges of their day: knowing that they have a way to get their appointments to take care of their business on time; and back to where they live safely, and in a timely fashion, puts their minds somewhat at ease."

"In the process of helping the homeless people of Baltimore get to and from their appointments is one thing. The program also helps the people living with HIV to get employment. As a result of networking more people are able to see that neither disease has to be an end but this is a beginning to a new more strong positive life. As a result of the program, six women each with a child or two has found housing and employment."

Our Riders: Comments from passengers illustrate the success of the shuttle in assisting them to transition from the problems caused by homelessness. The accessibility of the shuttles and other services made possible by "People On the Move" service adds to its success. Most of the passengers say the shuttle is a blessing.

"The van made me feel I have a way to take care of my business and to get where I'm going. Because if it was not for the van I would have to walk, so it helps me a lot."

"I feel the van serves a great help in doing the things I need to get places I need. The van is a great service."

"Yes, the van service is a beautiful thing for people who are homeless. It takes you to places where you can take care of your problems and the drivers are so nice."

"'People On the Move' is a blessed project that has happened for the city of Baltimore. I thank you and keep up the good work. God bless you."

For more information on the People On the Move Program, call Vince Williams in the Transportation Department at 410/327-3420, ext. 26.

Medical Transportation Program

Transportation is provided for Ryan White eligible persons who need transportation to and from medical appointments. Destination and client must both fall within Baltimore City. The transportation van is wheelchair-accessible. To access this service, please contact your case manager to see if you are eligible.

For more information on transportation programs, please call Darrell Carter at 410/327-3420, ext. 17.