Community Servings is one of 30 local nonprofits sharing in $10 million in funding from Cummings Foundation. The Jamaica Plain-based organization will receive $333,300 over 10 years.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Community Servings, along with our Food Is Medicine research partners at Massachusetts General Hospital and the UNC School of Medicine, has received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand the study of medically tailored meal delivery as an effective health care intervention.
The five-year “R01” grant will support a randomized clinical trial involving 200 individuals with type 2 diabetes and food insecurity in Massachusetts.
Read More“This fall and winter, restaurants face an existential threat. They are trying to hang on, but they can’t pay their bills with a dining room that must remain half empty for social distancing. A big way we can help is to persuade Congress to pass the Restaurants Act, a $120 billion revitalization fund for the industry. The tab may sound big, but the alternative is far worse in terms of economic damage.”
– David B. Waters, CEO, Community Servings
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