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Food & Friends prepares and delivers medically tailored meals and groceries and provides nutrition counseling to people living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses who cannot reliably nourish themselves. Their services are provided free of charge and aim to improve clients’ health and reduce social isolation through nutrition and supportive outreach.

The Sam Day Foundation funds and advances research into childhood and young-adult cancers (with emphasis on sarcomas and brain tumors) and provides wellness-focused support and experiences for affected children and families. They award research grants, support wellness initiatives and scholarships, and run community fundraising and awareness events to accelerate better, less-toxic treatments.

Mama’s Kitchen provides medically tailored, home-delivered meals and nutrition education at no cost to San Diego residents who are at risk of malnutrition due to critical illnesses (such as HIV, cancer, heart failure, diabetes, and kidney disease). Their goal is to improve client health and dignity by ensuring access to appropriate, nutrition-focused food and related services.

Founded in 2013, the organization provides a 12 week healthy meal program to those in our community struggling with serious illness such as cancer. Teens are taught to cook and prepare these meals working under the supervision of a professional chef. The focus is on educating the youth and recipients on the health benefits of eating a organic, farm fresh, whole food based diet. We prepare over 360 servings each week, delivered to our clients doorstep.