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Community Food Program

Cuisine for Healing’s Community Food Program, believed to be unique in Texas and throughout the USA, has two components that are equally important to our mission. Because life threatening illness knows no income boundaries, our program has 2 components: meals for medically referred low-income clients and meals available for purchase. Our medically referred clients and a large number of our purchasing clients are too sick to shop, cook, or prepare food for themselves. This is the foundation of our commitment to offer the most reasonably priced meals.

Since its inception in February 2010, Cuisine for Healing’s Community Food Program has delivered more than 130,000 meals to clients in need, both medically referred and those who purchase meals, residing in Tarrant County. Each recipe meets the Cuisine for Healing certification and has been researched, tested and customized to include nutrients that provide significant health benefits and exclude ingredients that are harmful. Cuisine’s meals and packaging also do not involve preparation methods scientifically linked with serious illnesses. We update our menu seasonally, offering an extensive menu that now includes breakfast, entrees, snacks, sides and desserts, along with vegetarian, gluten and dairy-free options.

How to qualify to become a Medically Referred Client:

To become a Medically Referred Cuisine for Healing Client, you will need to visit with a Social Worker. If you do not have one, please contact the facility or physician where you are receiving care, as they should be able to refer you to a Social Worker. Your Social Worker or Case Manager will collect the necessary family and financial information to verify that your family income ranks 150% OR BELOW the 2024 HHS Poverty Index Levels. If your Social Worker has any questions or needs any additional information, please have them contact Cuisine for Healing at 817-921-2377.

To download the Cuisine for Healing Medically Referred Client Form, CLICK HERE.

Cuisine for Healing’s Medically Referred Partners:

  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • Arlington Memorial Hospital
  • Cancer Care Services
  • Cancer Support Community North Texas
  • Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
  • Joan Katz Cancer Resource Center
  • JPS Cancer Center
  • Moncrief Cancer Center
  • National MS Society
  • Rutledge Cancer Foundation
  • Texas Health Resources Harris Hospitals
  • Texas Oncology
  • USMD Hospital of Arlington
  • Other area health facilities and oncologists

Once you have been qualified and contacted by Cuisine for Healing, you will receive 8 organic meals and up to 10 a week at no cost for 6 to 18 weeks delivered to your home weekly free of charge. Our recipes are designed to bolster the immune system, clear the body of toxins, and help the body heal faster. Along with our delicious meals you will receive a Cuisine for Healing Cookbook and nutritional information/blogs weekly with your delivery.

Can I get the meals if I do not qualify to become a Medically Referred Client?

Yes, all of our certified meals are available for purchase on our website at www.cuisineforhealing.org. We also offer Gift Certificates that may be purchased on our website by friend and family members who would like to help someone with meals. When they purchase the Gift Certificate online, an email will be sent to you with a gift code. You may then go to our website, select the meals you want, pay for them with the gift code. These meals may be delivered to your home at no charge with a minimum of 3 Meals or can be picked up at our office at 1614 Mistletoe Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76104.  Please call our office at 817-921-2377 if you have any questions.

Friends and family members pick up the food or Cuisine for Healing volunteers deliver it to the client’s home. Each month, our dedicated volunteers drive 1,900-2,200 miles to deliver these meals throughout Tarrant County.

The need for our services is great. The Texas Cancer Registry of the Texas Department of State Health Services predicts there will be approximately 6,000 adults diagnosed with cancer in Tarrant County annually; of those, 15% will be below the poverty level, and 25% will not have insurance. Across the U.S., the National Cancer Institute estimates that roughly one-third of all cancer deaths may be diet-related.