About Us
What We Do
We are a consortium of agencies and volunteers that have been creating healthy dinners at local churches in Englewood, New Jersey. Attendance is by invitation through local food banks and host churches. The idea is to promote healthy eating in order to decrease the incidence of diabetes and obesity in the local population. We provide a healthy meal, education about nutrition and ingredients and instructions to prepare a nutritious meal that is budget friendly.
Who We Are
The Community Chest, Englewood Health, The Office of Concern, Center for Food Action, Age Friendly Englewood and the Department of Health formed this partnership with the goal of improving overall health for at risk community members. Volunteer chefs, citizens and corporate staffs help create these meals. They have developed a wonderful camaraderie with each other and with the guests who attend. Englewood Health co-founded this initiative and
TD Bank generously granted $5,000 to fund the initiative in addition to sending staff to lend a hand.
How We've Adapted
Evolving during COVID
Because we couldn't meet in person to either cook or have in-person dinners and discussions, we had to move to a curb-side pick-up model. A chef prepared 40 healthy dinners and they were boxed and given out in area churches to those who signed up. Those recipients then participated in an informational Zoom session later that day.
