Dear Friends,

Food Outreach continues to be the nutritional expert when serving people living with HIV/AIDS or Cancer.  We serve clients who live as many as 200 miles from our midtown location. 

The heart and soul of our organization is born of the passion we all feel in fulfilling our mission. And because we have witnessed the difference real, wholesome food can make to someone trying to regain a healthy life, we are committed to do more.  When it costs less to feed a client for a full year, than a one-day hospital stay, providing nutritional support is a very cost effective way to manage either HIV disease or cancer.  The need continues to grow, with a 20% increase in clients in 2007 alone.  Now more than ever, your support is critical to helping those in need. 

It has been said before that the Food Outreach recipe is simple, but not easy.  The recipe requires over 600 committed volunteers to cook and package dishes, serve meals, stock and distribute food.  It requires a large kitchen, huge amounts of food, and the generosity of many people to meet the growing demand for proper nutrition among the HIV-infected community and people living with Cancer.  We serve more than a quarter of a million meals annually to 1,400 clients who live in 137 Missouri and Illinois zip codes.   It’s a large, but crucial undertaking, one we hope you will join us in supporting.

On behalf of our clients, volunteers and the staff of Food Outreach, we thank you.

Gratefully,

Greg Lukeman

Executive Director