We 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.
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“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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Community Servings in Boston, Massachusetts, started in 1990 as a program to feed a small group of AIDS patients suffering from malnutrition. It has turned into a community hub that provides thousands of medically tailored meals each month, job training, and so much more.
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