Open Arms of Minnesota

Open Arms of Minnesota prepares and delivers safe, healthy, delicious, and nutritious meals to people living with life threatening and critical illnesses including hiv/aids, cancer, end stage renal disease, cardiac heart failure, multiple sclerosis (ms), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) and more. The food service program provides two meals, plus a meal enhancement and some breakfast items each day, monday through friday, the equivalent of 14 meals per week. The organization delivered 1,425,942 meals for the year ended june 30, 2024. Clients are referred to the organization through a doctor, caseworker, or social worker. The organization serves people living with disease along with their dependent children and/or affected caregivers throughout the twin cities metropolitan area.

1st exempt purpose accomplishment (continued) approximately 6,400 volunteers worked 73,493 hours in kitchen meal prep work, meal deliveries, and administrative volunteer services, which translates to approximately 35 fte's (full time equivalent staff positions).