With Open Arms, we nourish body, mind and soul
It's a simple notion: people who are sick should not be without food. Yet every day people in our community with life-threatening illnesses find themselves unable to shop or cook and, often, without the support network to help.
That's where we come in. Open Arms of Minnesota is a nonprofit that cooks and delivers free, nutritious meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses in the Twin Cities.
We believe that food is medicine, and our work matters to the health outcomes of our clients. With the help of over 6,000 volunteers, we'll cook and deliver more than 600,000 delicious meals this year to people living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), as well as their caregivers and dependents.
Since our founding in 1986, Open Arms has relied on its phenomenal community of donors and volunteers to help nourish and sustain people living with illness in the Twin Cities. We couldn't do the work we do in our beautiful kitchen, on delivery to our clients or at our organic farm project without them. Join us in making a difference in our community!
Our Program-
Healthy, nutritious meals- cooked and delivered for free
Our Twin Cities clients receive a weeks worth of meals at a time, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. We believe that food is medicine, and eating delicious, nutritious meals helps make our clients medicines and treatments more effective so they are able to lead healthier, more independent lives.
With that goal in mind, our chef and dietitian work together to create a variety of menus that not only meet the nutrition needs of our clients diseases, but also taste delicious. All of our food is cooked in-house (with the exception of items such as crackers, granola bars and breakfast cereal)including all breads and baked breakfast items. We include sustainably produced, local and organic ingredients wherever possible. In fact, we've planted urban gardens that produce lots of tasty veggies for our kitchen.