Open Arms is a non-profit that makes food for people living with HIV/AIDS, ALS, MS or going through cancer treatment and unable to fully care for themselves. They work to provide nutritious meals for not only the people living with these illnesses but their dependants as well. They make the foods from scratch from their tiny kitchen in Minneapolis and deliver a week’s worth of food to the client and their family.
I am truly impressed with the fantastic food that the volunteers and staff of Open Arms is able to create in their small kitchen; apple sauce made from scratch, soups, and even ribs among many other entrees. The meals are rotated and the client does not eat the same thing twice all week. The food is created with such care for the diets of OA’s clients and personally I believe it’s restaurant worthy.
“It’s more than just food – it provides independence for some who may not otherwise be able to live in their own. There’s also a portion of dignity, comfort and care in each meal that gets delivered to our clients.”
Open Arms is truly an amazing organization that holds the respect and privacy of it’s clients. This could not be done without the dedicated staff and army of volunteers that go to the kitchen to help with food prep, sous chef activities, packaging and delivering. No restaurant of cooking/baking experience is necessary as the chefs and other people there are more than happy to give you instructions, and you will probably learn something (From another volunteer i learned an awesome way to cut pomegranates!). Everyone works together well for the benefit of the clients, and it shows. For more information about volunteering, click here.
