By Lauren Zielinski | Corporate + Community Relations Developer
You make it possible for families to change their diet, habits with fruits and vegetables
About a dozen people are lined up outside OHSU’s Richmond Clinic in Southeast Portland. Nearby, OHSU and Oregon Food Bank employees along with volunteers fill tables with fresh vegetables and fruits. At 4 p.m. the first person in line eagerly steps forward to choose from a bounty of lettuce, zucchini, apples and much more.
This summer, Oregon Food Bank partnered with OHSU Richmond Clinic for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Partnerships for Health. The program offered 18 weeks of subsidized boxes of locally grown produce. Everyone involved in the program had screened positive for food insecurity. The fruits and vegetables they received were grown on Oregon Food Bank’s community farm with the help of volunteers and Grow Portland.
“We’re building on the work of a pilot program at Multnomah County’s Mid-County Medical Center,” says Dr. Brian Frank of OHSU Family Medicine at Richmond. “We hope to show that simple interventions can change eating habits.” Partners in the project are conducting an in-depth evaluation to discover if there is a medical benefit to prescribe healthy foods to patients in need.
In addition to the CSA, patients received access to cooking classes and food education. Your support of Oregon Food Bank allows us to be part of these community solutions to hunger.
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