ABOUT US

The Partnership for Health Eating was formed in the summer of 2018. The Community Chest convened a group of representatives from local organizations to discuss the needs of the community with regard to hunger. The Population Health Department of Englewood Health (formerly Englewood Hospital and Medical Center) has done a survey of people in the service area who were suffering from obesity and diabetes. The statistics were sobering and the need for some type of community intervention was evident.   

A planning committee was formed comprised of The Community Chest, Englewood Health, the two major food pantries in Englewood, Office of Concern and the Center for Food Action, the Age Friendly Englewood Coalition and a group of interested local residents, to discuss how to begin to address this serious health situation. The project was named The Partnership for Healthy Eating. This committee meets regularly and continues to grow as new people are identified who wish to give their time to addressing this problem of poor nutrition. 

In the past, a program was designed that would have as its major purpose educating low income residents about preparing healthy foods on a limited budget. This free dinner program makes heavy use of volunteers and draws from other resources and talents present in the community. Since then,  the website has transformed as a informative resource for both people in need as well as people that want to contribute within our community.