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Fall 2022 newsletter
1 in 8 Marylanders living with diabetes. Moveable Feast answers the call to action by investing in staff training and collaborating with other top food access and support services organizations to utilize food as medicine.
Medically Tailored Meals in Mind
The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health took place last month and medically tailored meal programs were an important topic addressed. The Food is Medicine Coalition (FIMC) helped inform this conversation as members of the conference strategy group...
MPT & Your Community: Moveable Feast with Susan Elias
Verde Cares for Community
For ten years, Verde Pizza, located in the Canton neighborhood of Southeast Baltimore, has been serving the community so much more than great pizza. We had a chat with owner Ed Bosco to hear why he supports community-based organizations like Moveable Feast. Verde is...
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation
Volunteers are needed now more than ever to help our clients manage their health needs with reliable delivery of nutritious, medically tailored meals.
Spring 2022 Newsletter
Vice President of the Board, James Seidl, accepts the esteemed McCormick Community Service Award, we land our first ever Ride for the Feast presenting sponsor, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and so much more!
Johns Hopkins Practitioners Form Cycling Team to Benefit Moveable Feast
FIERCE CHICKS ROCK RAISES FUNDS TO HELP PROVIDE 8,000 MEALS A WEEK.
Eighteen years ago, Johns Hopkins nurse practitioner Lisa Scotti saw how much Moveable Feast supported the patients with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) whom she cared for. Scotti says Moveable Feast’s medically catered, home-delivered meals were saving people’s lives. She wanted to help the organization.
Three “health” myths debunked
Myth: Fat is bad Reality: In the 80s, the “low-fat craze” really affected how people thought about nutrition and the importance of fat in our diet was unfortunately dismissed until recent years. The fact is, fat, like the other macronutrients (protein and...
HIV Awareness & Wellness: Kayla’s Courage
When Moveable Feast began in 1989 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, treatment options were limited, not terribly effective and often costly. As such, it was not uncommon for a person who was diagnosed with HIV to have the disease go unchecked. As the virus replicates, in addition to weakening one’s immune system, it puts a greater demand on the body for calories, protein and other nutrients.
Diabetes Awareness: Roger’s Story
Current Moveable Feast client, Roger*, has numerous chronic disease diagnoses, and has struggled to manage his diabetes. Roger, like many of our clients, has limited access to healthy foods and has limited mobility. These barriers make it difficult to manage chronic...