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Patient Handouts from the CRC

Patient Handout- Food and Nutrition Assistance: Brief and Detailed Versions
Patient Handout- Overview of Community Resources (Spanish version, Haitian Creole version, Portuguese version, Traditional Chinese version) or see resources in nearby states on our CRC Patient Handouts page

See also: Partners Social Determinants of Health handout- briefer than above, but available in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Russian. See CARMA then Social Services/Community Resources

SNAP (Food Stamps)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP- formerly known as Food Stamps) is a nutrition program that serves all ages by assisting in the cost of purchasing food. This is an entitlement program- all who are eligible are guaranteed a benefit.

Food Pantries
Food pantries are independent community organizations, often run by churches, that provide food staples to individuals and families in need.

Brown Bag
The Brown Bag program is a supplemental food program that gives a free bag of food each month to low-income seniors. In Greater Boston families and the disabled are also eligible. Available in Greater Boston and Western Mass.

Fair Foods Two Dollars a Bag
Two Dollars a Bag operates a “food rescue” program through a network of volunteers in Greater Boston. Two Dollars a Bag food distribution sites are in churches, schools, and senior housing complexes. For a suggested donation of two dollars, a family receives about 15 pounds of groceries (no one is turned away for lack of ability to pay).

Farmer’s Market Coupons
These coupons are available to elders from their local Council on Aging and to WIC members from their WIC counselor. They can be used like cash and are accepted at most farmers' markets.

Local Programs:

Dorchester, Roxbury and Central Square (Cambridge): Discounted, Non-profit Grocery Store "Daily Table"
- Daily Table now delivers within 2 miles of their stores (see their website: dailytable.org for more )
Cambridge: Food for Free – Food Pantry Home Delivery
Newton and environs: The Zola Center Free Food Distribution

Private Pay Meal Delivery
There are many companies that provide mail-order meals (search the internet) and there are many personal chefs one can hire to prepare meals in advance.

Please note, Mass General (MGH) does not endorse any non-Mass General affiliated facilities. The list below was found by searching for meal delivery resources in the Boston area:

Mom's Meals (1-877-508-6667)
Freshly (1-844-373-7459)
Magic Kitchen (1-877-516-2442)

Program Highlight: Mom's Meals - MGH Community News, May 2012

Local Access to Food Lists (Near MGH)

For Families and Caregivers (Adult)
For Parents and Caregivers (Pedi)

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