Big Bets, Real Results: Food is Medicine is Good for Patients and Communities @RockefellerFdn
Big Bets, Real Results: Food is Medicine is Good for Patients and Communities  @RockefellerFdn
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When a patient receives a medically tailored meal from Community Servings, the benefits go far beyond the dinner table. Based in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Community Servings delivers over 1.2 million meals a year to patients living with cancer, diabetes, HIV, and other critical illnesses — giving them exactly the nutrition their doctor prescribes, right at their door.

But the benefits of Food is Medicine don't end at the dinner plate. At the Boston Fish Pier, Red's Best founder Jared Auerbach has built a business around sustainable, locally caught seafood. Food is Medicine programs like Community Servings create the kind of consistent, flexible demand that lets local fishermen plan, invest, and grow — proving that when we feed people well, everybody benefits.
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