Our November Seedlings recipient is Open Arms of Minnesota. Round up your purchases all month long to support their work.

Open Arms (OA) nourishes body, mind and soul by providing medically-tailored meals and hope for vulnerable neighbors experiencing a significant health crisis or living with a life-threatening illness. The program pairs free meal delivery with nutrition education and counseling, ensuring clients receive both the nutrition and the information they need to improve their health and thrive. OA believes that food is medicine and their meals make a difference in the health outcomes of their clients.

OA clients are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they are immunocompromised. Over 50% of clients are over the age of 60. 80% of OA clients are food insecure. At a time when grocery shopping is prohibitive for vulnerable populations in desperate need of high-quality nutrition, OA has mobilized to prepare and deliver approximately 16,000 medically-tailored, made-from-scratch meals each week. OA anticipates providing meals for over 2,500 clients in 2021.