Media coverage on CalFIMC’s medically tailored meals
Archstone Foundation “Archstone Grantees Improve California Food Security,” Jolene Fassbinder, March 24, 2022
KABC 7 NEWS “LA Health Care Plan Working with Project Angel Food to Feed Critically Ill During COVID,” Denise Dador, June 23, 2020
IVANHOE BROADCAST NEWS “Medically Tailored Meals,” Wendy Chioji, December 2, 2019
TRADEOFFS PODCAST “Feeding the Sick,” Season 1 Episode 4, Dan Gorenstein, November 27, 2019
NEW YORK TIMES “To Treat Chronic Ailments, Fix Diet First,” Larry Buhl, October 2019
EDIBLE MARIN & WINE COUNTRY “Healthier Bodies, Healthier Communities,” Kirsten Jones Neff, August 27, 2019.
HUFFINGTON POST “California Becomes the First State to Prescribe Food as Medicine,” Anna Almendrala, May 8, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES “Food is Medicine, Food is Love,” Assemblymember Phil Ting, October 4, 2018.
CAPITAL & MAIN “Medi-Cal Delivers a New Prescription: Healthy Meals,” Larry Buhl, September 25, 2018
CAL MATTERS “Food for the Heart in a New California Health Program,” David Gorn, July 17, 2018
HERE AND NOW/WBUR “California Doctors Start Prescribing Medically Tailored Meals,” Robin Young, July 13, 2018
REAL SIMPLE “Doctors in California Are Now Prescribing Food as Medicine, Here’s Why,” Claudia Fisher, May 11, 2018
COOKING LIGHT “Doctors in California Are Prescribing Food as Medicine, and It’s Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals,” Zee Krstic, May 10, 2018.
CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE “California Funds Nonprofits to Serve Food as Medicine,” Kellen Browning, August 9, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES “California Tests Food as Medicine,” Patricia Leigh Brown, May 18, 2018
PRESS DEMOCRAT “Ceres Project in Sonoma County a Model for New $6 Million State Nutrition Program,” Guy Kovner, June 27, 2017 “I can feel the love in my food.”
CIVIL EATS “Bringing Healthy Meals to the Chronically Ill in California,” Jodi Helmer, June 21, 2017
California Bountiful Magazine, “Nourishing Body and Soul,” Ceres Community Project, Jolaine Collins, March/April, 2022.
Press Democrat, “Healing Meals: Ceres Community Project and Affiliates Join Forces for Cookbook Nourishing Community,” Diane Peterson, February 23, 2022.
Nob Hill Gazette, “Soul Food” (featuring Cathryn Couch and Ceres Community Project), Laura Hilgers, January 6, 2022.
QI CHAT ROOM, Redwood Community Health Centers Podcast “The Power of Medically Tailored Meals,” Cathryn Couch, November 13, 2020.
KTVU FOX 2 NEWS “High School Senior Delivers Food To His Immuno-compromised Former 5th Grade Teacher,” Rob Roth, April 9, 2020
SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT “Ceres Community Project Ramps Up to Help Residents Facing Medical Problems During the Pandemic,” Heather Irwin, April 4, 2020
North Bay Biz Magazine “Food For Thought: Bringing the Bounty of Nutrition,” January 4, 2022.
Scripps National News “Food for Thought helping families hit by COVID and wildfires,” Interview with Ron Karp, September 9, 2021.
KTVU - FOX Channel 2 “Food for Thought Non-profit Helps from One Pandemic to the Next,” Interview with Ron Karp, June 20, 2021.
PRESS DEMOCRAT “Grow your own from Forestville’s Food for Thought garden” Meg McConahey, April 16, 2020.
SONOMA WEST NEWS & TIMES “Covid-19 Survivor Shares Experience with Food For Thought's Nutrition Program,” Camille Escovedo, November 30, 2020.
KZST RADIO (sister stations KWVF, KJZY, KBBL) Ted Williams of Sonoma County’s Talking interviewed Ron Karp about FFT’s Dining In For Life Event and the agency’s efforts during the pandemic, Ted Williams, November 28 & 29.
SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT “Stepping Up: Sonoma County Nonprofits Find Ways to Feed the Needy During Pandemic,” Austin Murphy, November 2, 2020.
SONOMA WEST NEWS & TIMES “Food For Thought Joins COVID-19 Public Health Fight,” Rollie Atkinson, September 21, 2020.
KCBS RADIO “Difference Makers: North Bay Non-Profit Brings Nutrition, Food to the Ill,” Carrie Hodusek, September 10, 2020.
KPIX CHANNEL 5/CBS NEWS “Feeding COVID-19 Patients,” Don Ford, July 15, 2020
SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT “Coronavirus Exploiting Vulnerable Sonoma County Latinos,” Martin Espinosa, June 21, 2020
KZST RADIO “Food For Thought Food Bank - Interview with Ron Karp,” April 25 and 26, 2020
SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT “Grim By-Product of the Pandemic in Sonoma County: Increased Hunger,” Austin Murphy, April 18, 2020
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS “Opinion: Use Federal COVID Dollars to Fight Food Insecurity,” Michele Lew, CEO, The Health Trust, November 18, 2021
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS “Non-Profits Are Essential Partner in COVID-19 Response,” Michele Lew, CEO, The Health Trust, April 28, 2020
PALO ALTO WEEKLY “With Volunteer Drivers Staying Home, Health Trust CEO Jumps Behind the Wheel to Deliver Meals to Those in Need” Linda Taaffe, April 24, 2020
NBC BAY AREA NEWS “Meals on Wheels Teams up With Door Dash to Help the Homebound,” Ian Cull, March 27, 2020
NBC BAY AREA NEWS “Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputies Deliver Meals on Wheels,” Robert Handa, March 22, 2020
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE “Non-profits Struggling to Meet the Surge in Demand: Groups that Serve the Neediest Have Lost Funding and Volunteers,” Pam Kragen, April 16, 2020
CBS 8 “Mama’s Kitchen Delivering Meals to Critically Ill San Diegans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic,” Jeff Zevely, April 8, 2020
UPTOWN NEWS “Nonprofits Scramble to Bring Food to Medically Fragile,” Kendra Sitton, April 3, 2020
KTLA 5 TV “Rising Gas Prices, Inflation Creating Challenges for Non-Profits Like Project Angel Food,” Leslie Marin, June 4, 2022.
Los Angeles Blade “Los Angeles Community Food Charity Project Open Hand Expands Leadership Team,” Brody Levesque, December 15, 2021.
WEHOville “Project Angel Food’s New CEO Leads with His Heart,” Brandon Garcia, November 23, 2021.
KTLA 5 TV “Project Angel Food Announces New Native American Diabetes Project,” November 24, 2021.
KTLA 5 TV “Lead with Love: A KTLA Telethon Supporting Project Angel Food,” July 17, 2021.
SIGNAL TRIBUNE “St. Mary’s Medical Center Awards $132,800 to Two Non-Profit Organizations Through Its Community Health Grant Program,” March 5, 2021.
SPECTRUM NEWS 1 "Hollywood Medium’s Tyler Henry Delivers Food to Those in Need,” Bianca Rae, February 17, 2021.
CARE INNOVATIONS “Taking on Food Security During the Pandemic and Beyond: Strategies from Community Organizations,” Center for Care Innovations (Segment about Project Angel Food), February 8, 2021.
KTLA 5 NEWS “Celebrating MLK Day: Dialing for a Dream” (Featuring Project Angel Food MLK Day Food), January 18, 2021.
KCAL CBS NEWS “People Making a Difference: Project Angel Food Driver Brings More than A Meal,” December 11, 2020.
KTLA 5 NEWS “Thanksgiving at Project Angel Food,” Danielle Pendleton, November 26, 2020
KABC 7 NEWS “LA Health Care Plan Working with Project Angel Food to Feed Critically Ill During COVID,” Denise Dador, June 23, 2020
GOOD MORNING AMERICA “Prince Harry, Meghan Caught on Camera Delivering Free Meals in Los Angeles,” Katie Kindelan, April 17, 2020
KTLA 5 NEWS “Prince Harry & Meghan Quietly Deliver Meals to LA Residents in Need Through Project Angel Food,” CNN Wire, April 16, 2020
KTLA 5 NEWS “Project Angel Food Needs Donations Due to COVID-19,” March 21, Gayle Anderson, 2020
Archstone Foundation “Archstone Grantees Improve California Food Security,” Jolene Fassbinder, March 24, 2022
CBS Local TV, KPIX “South City Company Grows Greens Indoors to Counter Farm Land Loss,” Sharon Chin, December 26, 2020
THE GREAT PAUSE, “Project Open Hand: Interview with Paul Hepfer,” Eileen Wu, May 7, 2020
KTVU FOX2 NEWS “Project Open Hand Delivers Meals to Residents in Need at Three SROs,” April 3, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Good News vs. Bad Times: Free Fruit, More Sandwiches, and SF’s Mark Hopkins Has a Heart,” Steve Rubenstein, March 26, 2020
CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION BLOG “Delivering Whole Person Care, One Meal at a Time,” Hilda Martinez, November 5, 2021
CalFIMC Announces New Director to Advance Medically Tailored Nutrition in California. Outgoing Director, Ann Thrupp, Receives Fulbright Scholarship, August 29, 2022.
Project Open Hand Partners With Anthem Blue Cross to Address Chronic Disease Through Medically Tailored Meals, February 5, 2020
Kaiser Permanente Boosts Food Security to Improve Nation’s Total Health, October 28, 2019
POH and CalFIMC Announce New Hires To Expand Healthcare Partnerships (Thrupp and Ngo), October 17, 2019
Governor Brown Approves ‘Food is Medicine’ $6 Million Program for California’s Chronically Ill, June 27, 2017
Medi-Cal Medically Tailored Meals Pilot Program Fact Sheet – update: November 2020