FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES 50 Clinton St., Suite 202 Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 539-0150

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Purpose: The Food & Nutrition Services program for persons living with HIV+/AIDS, provides home-bound individuals with HIV+/AIDS with high caloric, high nutrition hot and cold meals daily. Eligible individuals live in the Hempstead, Westbury and New Cassel communities. Dependent children are also fed through the program, which has been in operation since 1992.

Description: Food & Nutrition Services program for persons with HIV+/AIDS reaches home-bound individuals too ill to cook and shop for themselves. This population includes a significant number of single mothers with dependent children who are also provided with food through our program. Supplemental food is provided for weekends and emergency needs.
Menus are planned by a nutritionist to guarantee that nutrition and special dietary needs are met, and are delivered directly to client homes. Clients may also pick up 'pantry bags' with non-perishable foods at EAC's office. Through this program, families have highly nutritious meals. Food deliveries also provide us with a chance to pause to chat and make sure everything is all right. Special attention is paid to holidays, when staff delivery items such as holiday fruit baskets.

Funding: Program funding is provided by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute.