Project Open Hand

Only THREE HOURS are left to have your gift DOUBLED for Ruth Brinker Giving Day! Your donation today will provide more meals with love to Project Open Hand clients and help address the significant increase in need for nutrition services in the Bay Area. We can't do it without you! Give now to have your donation matched by Redwood Credit Union up to $30,000! Double your impact and help provide more meals that heal to our clients. To donate, visit: www.openhand.org/donate

There is still time to DOUBLE your donation! It's Ruth Brinker Giving Day, where we celebrate our founder Ruth Brinker's legacy and continue her mission to provide our neighbors meals with love. If you've already donated today, thank you! If haven't, it's not too late! There are still 8 hours left of our matching grant from Redwood Credit Union to DOUBLE all donations, up to $30,000, that are made today. To give, visit www.openhand.org/donate

It's Ruth Brinker Giving Day, the day where we celebrate Project Open Hand's founder Ruth Brinker and her vision for serving meals with love to the people who need it the most! All gifts made to Project Open Hand today will be DOUBLED, up to $30,000, thanks to the generosity of Redwood Credit Union. Give today, on Ruth Brinker Giving Day, so your impact will go twice as far toward providing more meals with love to clients living with complex health conditions. To give, visit www.openhand.org/donate

This National Volunteer Month, we're celebrating and acknowledging the profound impact of our volunteers! Today, we're highlighting Lisa Erdos, who has been a Project Open Hand volunteer for the last 31 years. Read Lisa's story at https://lnkd.in/gHkiJAMc

It's National Volunteer Month! In the last fiscal year, more than 3,200 volunteers generously devoted tens of thousands of hours of service to Project Open Hand. It's with our heartfelt gratitude to our remarkable volunteers who selflessly contribute every day to our mission, and helping us to serve more meals with love! This past weekend we came together to celebrate our incredible volunteers at a volunteer appreciation event! Special thanks go to SPARK Social SF and Parklab Gardens, Domingo's International Kitchen and Fusion, as well as Jane H Cookies for helping us to put on an amazing event.

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of San Francisco legend and GLIDEsf co-founder, Reverend Cecil Williams. As a visionary leader whose commitment to social justice, civil rights, and serving the people of San Francisco who needed it most, his legacy has touched thousands of lives. In response to the news of Reverend William’s passing, Project Open Hand CEO Paul Hepfer said: “Cecil was a true leader, someone who led with compassion and love, transforming so many lives in San Francisco and the Tenderloin community. His work alone has led to hundreds of thousands of people receiving the care that they need physically, mentally, and spiritually. We are incredibly grateful to him for sharing his time here with us.” Former Project Open Hand CEO Tom Nolan, who served from 1994 – 2010 and worked closely with Reverend Williams during that time, said this: "Cecil was definitely a part of the Project Open Hand family. One memory that sticks out the most in my mind was the time we walked to City Hall together,” he says. “Walking into that building was amazing – it was like the Red Sea was parting. Everyone knew him and had so much respect for him. By the time we walked out, he'd secured enough money for the food program at GLIDE to keep it running. That was the power of Cecil Williams. I'd never seen anything quite like that before.” More information about the Reverend’s memorial service can be found at https://lnkd.in/g28GBMB3

Meet Jenny, a Registered Dietitian based in our San Francisco Grocery Center! Jenny studied Dietetics and Nutrition Science at San Francisco State University, and completed her dietetic internship in the Bay Area at the Golden Gate Dietetic Internship Program. She enjoys connecting with clients, and helping them to find small, impactful nutrition interventions that emphasize balanced eating and managing chronic conditions. In her free time, you can find Jenny at a farmer’s market, trying out new cafes, and experimenting in the kitchen. Meet the entire Project Open Hand Nutrition Services team at https://ow.ly/SOKn50R6aUA #mealsthatheal #mealswithlove #nationalnutritionmonth #beyondthetable

Meet Yessica, Project Open Hand's Nutrition Assistant. As the Nutrition Assistant, Yessica provides bilingual services, supports nutrition assessments, and create nutritional educational materials for our clients. Yessica holds her degree in Communication Sciences from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and her Nutrition Assistant certification from the City College of San Francisco. She joined Project Open Hand in 2018. In her free time, Yessica loves to exercise, serve at her church, watch films, and read. Meet the rest of Project Open Hand's nutrition team: https://ow.ly/kJ1e50R7WTM #mealsthatheal #mealswithlove #nationalnutritionmonth #beyondthetable

Join me in supporting Project Open Hand's (POH) mission to provide nutritious meals to people with HIV/ AIDS and other chronic illnesses!! POH's Young Professionals Council is guest bartending at Jackalope (again!) on 4/4 from 5:30-8:30 PM to raise money for POH- all tips will go directly towards POH and their amazing work. POH was founded during the AIDS Crisis to ensure people with HIV/ AIDS had access to healthy food, and they have since continued and expanded their impact on the Bay Area community. I've been so fortunate to volunteer with such a mission-driven org for the past 4 years! You can learn more about POH here https://openhand.org/. Please join us for a good cause and enjoy a drink or two!! (See some pics from the last time we fundraised at Jackalope in October, so much fun!) #ProjectOpenHand #YoungProfessionalsCouncil #Fundraiser #GiveBack #SanFrancisco

Meet Ryan, a Registered Dietitian based in our Oakland Grocery Center. Ryan holds an MPH in Public Health Nutrition, a Graduate Certificate in Food Systems, as well as a B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology and a B.S. in Physiology and Metabolism, from UC Berkeley. He completed his dietetic internship at Kaiser Oakland. Ryan enjoys working with clients and helping them to find the best ways for them to manage their chronic conditions. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys trying new cafes, hiking in Point Reyes, and playing video games. Meet the rest of Project Open Hand's nutrition team: https://lnkd.in/gsBfmS2W #mealsthatheal #mealswithlove #nationalnutritionmonth #beyondthetable