Community Servings Receives $350,000 ‘Food is Medicine’ Grant from Rockefeller Foundation

By Molly McKinney. Originally published in Jamaican Plain News on January 26, 2025

Clinical Instructor Heather Latino was quoted in this article.

Jamaica Plain nonprofit Community Servings announced a three-year grant of approximately $350,000 from The Rockefeller Foundation to develop a comprehensive case study on the economic and environmental impact of sourcing from small and mid-scale family farms for medically tailored meals.

“The Rockefeller Foundation has taken a pioneering approach to looking at the intersection of Food is Medicine and ‘good food sourcing.’ With their generous support, this project will study and evaluate our local foods practices to develop educational tools that will advance the goal of increasing good food sourcing practices among Food is Medicine providers,” said David B. Waters, CEO of Community Servings. “As the region’s largest medically tailored meals provider and a national leader in the Food is Medicine field, we look forward to sharing our experience and best practices with fellow providers.”

“Community Servings is a leader in innovative sourcing that builds partnerships with farmers to deliver high-quality food to patients,” said Noah Cohen-Cline, Director of the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation. “We’re excited to support Community Servings and other grantee partners connecting Food is Medicine with good food sourcing.”

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