Open Arms of Minnesota

Welcome to Open Arms
Open Arms of Minnesota prepares & delivers nourishing meals to critically ill Minnesotans and their families in need —100% free of charge to our clients.
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Fresh, Healthy, Delicious Meals
Our dietitians guide our trained chefs in developing a variety of tasty menu items tailored to specific illnesses.
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A Community of Love
Open Arms is powered by our incredible volunteers, who ensure our critically ill neighbors are always nourished with love.
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Follow the link below to learn more about Open Arms' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and how they are vital to our mission.
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Impact Report 2022-23
Open Arms has unveiled its Impact Report for the fiscal year 2022-2023. Follow the link below to explore the full report on what was a transformative year!
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Open Arms Earns FIMC Accreditation
Open Arms of Minnesota amongst elite group of organizations to earn accreditation from the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC)
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Turkey Drive
Support our clients this YESvember by taking part in Turkey Drive
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What We Offer

Medically Tailored Meals

Our registered dietitians guide our trained chefs in developing delicious, made-from-scratch meals tailored to specific illnesses.

Convenient Home Deliveries

With the help of our volunteer drivers, we deliver a week’s worth of meals at a time, allowing clients to focus on healing and spending more time with loved ones.

Nutrition
Support

Our Nutrition Team is always available for our clients. They provide each client a nutritional assessment and offer free nutrition counseling & education services.​

HEALTHY
Ingredients

We use fresh, local, and organic ingredients whenever possible—most of it prepared in-house and some of it grown ourselves at one of our five Open Farms locations.

Care for
Clients & FAmiLy

Meals are delivered not only to our clients, but also to dependents and caregivers. Income is not a qualifier for our services, and we operate on models of abundance, community, & social responsibility.

A Community of Kindness & Love

Everything we do relies on our incredible community of supporters and volunteers, who ensure that our meals are always prepared and delivered with love.
Lucia cooking at Feast.

FY 2023-24 By The Numbers

3,640

clients, caregivers and dependents served with our nourishing meals

873,623

medically tailored meals cooked and delivered to our clients

73,493

hours of time donated by 6,392 volunteers, equaling ~35.5 employees

2,215

donors supported our neighbors living with a significant health crisis and/or critical illness.

Open Arms of Minnesota Earns Accreditation from Food Is Medicine Coalition

Open Arms of Minnesota, the Twin Cities-based non-profit dedicated to providing nourishing, medically tailored meals to individuals with critical illnesses, has earned accreditation from the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC). This recognition places Open Arms among an elite group of organizations nationwide that have demonstrated a high standard of care in delivering medically tailored meals (MTM).

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Your Gift Will Help Us Serve More Clients!

Together we can continue to meet the increased demand for medically tailored meals with your support! We hope you think of us as you consider your year-end giving. Your donation is a gift of care, compassion, and encouragement!