Open Arms of Minnesota, Inc.

Open Arms aims to improve the quality of life and overall physical, emotional, and mental health of our clients, their caregivers, and their dependents, by increasing their access to healthy food, nutritional knowledge, and regular contact with caring volunteers. To that end, Open Arms has three primary goals:

1) Open Arms clients have access to food that supports their health and wellbeing.
2) Open Arms clients are connected to a caring community.
3) Open Arms clients experience improved health outcomes.

Open Arms meals are delivered to clients by volunteers six days per week. All meals are planned and prepared under the guidance of an on-staff registered dietitian and executive chef and provide our clients with 44% of the Recommended Daily Allowance of nutrients and calories. Menu development focuses on the nutritional requirements of individuals diagnosed with specific illnesses and developing items that provide the correct balance of nutrients to promote healing as well as satisfaction and comfort. We provide a unique service other providers like food shelves and meal delivery services do not address: specific, nutritional menus and meals delivered to clients and their families to not only fill their stomachs, but to nourish their mind, body and soul.

Open Arms of Minnesota has been providing home delivered meals to people living with HIV/AIDS for 30 years and we are the only agency in Minnesota who prepares and delivers medically-tailored meals to people who are ill. During the last three decades, we have become experts at what we do. We have used that expertise to build a new state-of-the-art commercial kitchen and facility from the ground up that is tailor-made to prepare healthy meals in great quantities. We grow a portion of our own produce at our Open Farms urban garden using organic practices, and are able to provide a farm to table experience for many of our clients. Our staff is knowledgeable in their fields and brings considerable expertise to the organization, and our Board of Directors and its committees are made up of community leaders.