Who We Serve
Food & Friends provides meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to people living with life-challenging illnesses. Determination of eligibility is entirely health-based; Food & Friends has no requirements for income or insurance coverage. All meals are free-of-charge to the client. Food & Friends clients must be referred by a healthcare provider.
To be eligible for our services, one must have a qualifying illness or be receiving hospice care, have a compromised nutritional status, and a limited ability to prepare his/her own meals. Qualifying illness include: HIV/AIDS, cancer, poorly-controlled diabetes, stage 5 renal disease, congestive heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder “COPD” (stage III or IV), multiple sclerosis (RRPS, SPMS, PPMS), ALS (middle or late stages), and Parkinson’s (Stage III, IV or V).
To find out if you or someone you know qualifies, please take the short quiz below.
Referral partners can refer a client using the intake forms below
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Where We Serve
Six days a week, 52 weeks a year, Food & Friends ensures that our clients never miss a meal. Our service area spans 5,346 square miles and includes all of DC, 7 counties in Maryland and 7 counties and 6 independent cities in Virginia. We serve the following regions:
District of Columbia: All Wards
Maryland: Calvert County, Charles County, Frederick County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, St. Mary’s County and Washington County
Virginia: Arlington County, Fairfax County, King George County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Spotsylvania County and Stafford County, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park
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