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Community Connections

Shining a local light on:

Hillside Food Outreach

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Community Connections

Community Connections shines a light on local charities whose compassion, service, and dedication strengthen the fabric of our community. By sharing their stories, we hope to inspire others and help the spirit of giving spread throughout our towns.

Under the spotlight today: Hillside Food Outreach

An interview with Kathleen Purdy, CEO and Founder, Hillside Food Outreach

How do you brighten our community?

We home deliver healthy Nutritious, Medically diet related food to those who cannot, for whatever reason, access local pantries. We also deliver to those who can access pantries, but when they get there, they find that, due to their illness and/or medication, there is nothing they can eat.

Who do you serve in our community?

Over 425 volunteers home deliver to the same Client each delivery, and they get to know them, many times become friends, and can and have helped in situations that no one else is aware of due to isolation. Many have had them over for dinner and done special things on their birthdays.

What are you most proud of?

The love and caring commitment of our volunteers and the fact that we help our clients live better, healthier lives. We don't just hand them a bag of unhealthy, processed foods to fill their stomach, but healthy, nutrition-related food related to their illnesses to help them lead healthier lives. Everyone deserves the chance to eat healthy.

What are some of your future impact goals?

One of our future impact goals is to ensure that children experiencing crisis receive immediate effective intervention and counsel, emergency shelter, medical and psychological care, and connection to support services they require; Furthermore, to provide children the individualized medical, therapeutic, educational and family services necessary to stabilize, heal from trauma and achieve developmental gains; and to maintain a strong community awareness and presence by providing prevention and outreach services that give children, youth, and the adults with whom they interact the information and skills needed to identify and address problems before they are in crisis;

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Hillside Food Outreach

We home deliver healthy Nutritious, Medically diet related food to those who cannot, for whatever reason, access local pantries. We also deliver to those who can access pantries, but when they get there, they find that, due to their illness and/or medication, there is nothing they can eat.

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