Gods Love We Deliver Inc

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER, AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.

IN FY 2021 GOD'S LOVE PREPARED AND DELIVERED 2.6 MILLION MEALS AND PROVIDED THEM TO ALMOST 10,000 CLIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN. THIS IS AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR ONE YEAR. GOD'S LOVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS BY KEEPING SEVERELY ILL AND/OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOMES INSTEAD OF IN INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION DID SO BY DELIVERING MEALS TO THE CLIENTS OF MANAGED LONG-TERM CARE, MAINSTREAM MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE PROVIDERS.

IN 2021, THE GOD'S LOVE NUTRITION DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND WITH PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS (KITCHEN, MEAL PACKAGING AND DELIVERY) TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM IN BEHAVIOR HEALTH. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION TO VETERANS LIVING WITH PTSD WHO CANNOT COOK OR SHOP FOR THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, THEY WORKED ON A PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT AND LIVING WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY 2022. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ALL OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, FACT SHEETS ON NUTRITION AND ILLNESS ON OUR WEBSITE WERE TRANSLATED INTO SIMPLIFIED CHINESE SO THAT ALL FACT SHEETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CHINESE. THE DEPARTMENT PRINTED A NEW BOOKLET, IN ENGLISH, CONTAINING NUTRITION TIPS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE AND ON DIALYSIS.

AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS AND FURTHER THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE, GOD'S LOVE CONDUCTED A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THE FOOD IS MEDICINE MOVEMENT THIS YEAR. GOD'S LOVE VIRTUALLY CONDUCTED, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES PROVIDERS, HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO EXPAND COVERAGE FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR CRITICALLY ILL PEOPLE, AND SOUGHT TO SOLIDIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CATEGORY WITH THE LOCAL RYAN WHITE EMA. GOD'S LOVE ALSO CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR THE NATIONAL FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION, HOSTING WEBINARS, EDUCATING ORGANIZATIONS ON THE HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE AND CONSTANTLY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON POLICY AND STRATEGY. LASTLY, GOD'S LOVE IS COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS.

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