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Despite the logistical challenges presented by COVID-19, we remain fully committed to advancing our work.  \nWith studies showing that MTM interventions improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and enhance patient satisfaction, healthcare payers and providers are beginning to take notice and have started reimbursing for these services.  \nContinued on page 5  \nDear Friends,  \nWe are deeply grateful for our community’s tremendous support as we continue responding to the COVID-19 crisis and meeting the needs of our most vulnerable neighbors in Boston and across Massachusetts.  \nWith increasing rates of food insecurity throughout the state, the generosity of individual donors and corporate and foundation partners has helped us increase our capacity to serve more high-need, high-risk populations. This support has helped us keep those most susceptible to COVID-19 safe, healthy, and well-fed during these incredibly scary times.  \nOver the last five months, we have expanded the production of our medically tailored meals (MTM) by nearly 50% due to the unprecedented demand for healthy food sources and significant growth, due in part to MTM service integration into new patient-centered models of care. In partnership with the City of Boston, we provided 27,000 meals to foodinsecure residents as part of our initial COVID-19 relief efforts.  \nWe’re welcoming new clients every week, and anticipate that we’ll prepare and deliver 800,000 scratch-made meals over the next year. That’s a 40% increase from where we were in 2019. Our projections show that our kitchen team will be preparing 16,000 meals per week in the coming months, feeding 1,600 people per day. At this rate, we may achieve our five-year goal of doubling the number of meals we prepare annually – in half the time.  \nCommunity Servings has also reached two significant milestones during the pandemic:  \n9 million meals made and our 30th anniversary. Founded in 1990 by the American Jewish Congress at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Community Servings began as the community’s collective response to the rapidly unfolding crisis. Once again, we’ve found ourselves on the front lines of another public health crisis, and I couldn’t be prouder of the incredible work done by my colleagues across the agency.  \nI also want to take this opportunity to reiterate my sincere gratitude to the many donors who helped us surpass the $12 million fundraising goal we set for our Food is the Foundation Capital Campaign. Who could have ever thought that your generous gifts to fund the expansion of our kitchen and the construction of our new Food Campus would ultimately help prepare us for this unrelenting pandemic?  \nAs someone who’s been with Community Servings since the beginning, I’m humbled by the unwavering support we continue to receive. While nobody knows for sure what the coming months will bring, we know that with your help, we’ll continue our fight to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families across the Commonwealth.  \nThank you for your continued generosity and ongoing support. Stay well.  \nDavid B. Waters CEO  \nP O L I CY  \nProgress on the Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan  \nSince Community Servings and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School launched the Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan in June 2019, there’s been exciting progress on its implementation.  \nIn late 2019, Massachusetts State Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Denise Garlick introduced legislation to establish a statewide Food is Medicine pilot program. This ","cbCait0CYLx4sQka","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait0CYLx4sQka","pdf",3174719,"English","# FALL 2020\n## Feature\n## Policy\n## Events","[{\"question\":\"What is Community Servings’ MTM model, and why is it expanding?\",\"answer\":\"The MTM model delivers medically tailored meals to address urgent nutrition needs where access is limited. 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