We believe in the astonishing power of food.
Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts and in Rhode Island to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses. We give our clients, their dependent family members and caregivers appealing, nutritious meals, and send the message to those in greatest need that someone cares. Our goals are to help our clients maintain their health and dignity and preserve the integrity of their families through culturally appropriate, home-delivered meals, nutrition education, and other community programs.
Learn MoreCommunity Servings delivers 560,000 free, home-style meals to 1,850 people per year, who are too sick to cook for themselves or their families. Currently caring for clients with 35 different life-threatening illnesses, our service includes a customized, nutritionally-packed lunch, dinner, and snack for sick clients, their caregivers.
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Our goals are to help our clients maintain their health and dignity and preserve the integrity of their families through the provision of culturally appropriate, home-delivered meals, nutrition education, and other community programs.
This year, we will provide 560,000 made-from-scratch meals to 1,850 critically ill individuals and their families. Our meals are medically tailored, meeting the nutritional and medical needs of our clients fighting illnesses like HIV/AIDS, diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and many others.
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Community Servings offers nutrition education for individuals in the community who are nutritionally vulnerable and for clients who are no longer in need of our delivered meals. Led by our nutrition team, our classes teach people how to maintain and improve their health through the food choices they make and techniques they use to prepare food at home.
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The Teaching Kitchen is our 12-week food service job-training program, focused on those with barriers to employment. Trainees learn basic cooking skills, life skills, food sanitation and receive job placement support. Most importantly, trainees build their self-confidence as they work alongside our staff to help us prepare and deliver meals to the critically ill, giving their job-training experience purpose, and connecting them to the communities in which they live.
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As one of the largest volunteer programs in the area, we welcome an average of 900 volunteers per month to work in our kitchen, deliver meals, and help with our fundraising efforts. More than 55,000 volunteer hours are donated each year.
Learn MoreRecognizing that local foods are generally healthier and more appetizing, our local foods initiative benefits both our sick clients and neighbors in Jamaica Plain. We are committed to increasing access to healthy, local foods for our clients while also working to decrease food waste. Community Servings is also a local pick-up site for local produce and local fish through a CSA and CSF.
Learn MoreCommunity Servings’ Board of Directors is actively engaged in all aspects of making our mission happen – from developing our programs to raising crucial funds and awareness of our work and engaging the community.
See Board of DirectorsWe take pride in our corporate, foundation, and government partners who make our work possible. Thank you!
At Community Servings, we believe in the astonishing power of food and we come prepared every day to help our clients maintain their health and dignity through nutritious, made-from-scratch meals. When you become a part of the Community Servings’ family, your efforts help strengthen our clients who are battling life-threatening illnesses.
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