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The Year That Was…

December 31, 2007 on 1:07 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

With a scant 12 hours to go we take a look back at 2007:

In our HIV and Homebound and Critically Ill (HCI) programs we served 3818 unique clients; 811 of those clients were new to Open Hand. We also must report that 96 of our clients died this year. Over the past 12 months we have served nearly 450,000 meals to HIV and HCI clients and over 70,000 grocery shops.

In our Senior Lunch Program we serve an average of 1600 clients each weekday and 450 clients each weekend. Over the last 12 month we have served nearly 330,000 Senior Lunches in San Francisco and Alameda County.

We have watched as our Breast Cancer program has evolved from pilot outreach to full-fledged program; we are currently providing meal and grocery services to over 175 people on both sides of the bay.

And, perhaps most importantly, client satisfaction remains high with over 80% of clients reporting services as “good” or “excellent.” All of this is accomplished through the hard work of over 120 dedicated staffers and a dynamic group of volunteers. Project Open Hand needs over 100 volunteers each day to provide services and they come from all walks of life, some for a day and some volunteers have been with us since the very beginning.

2008 will challenge us, no doubt. Food and fuel costs continue to rise and the demand for our services is at an all-time high but Project Open Hand will continue to provide Meals with Love to all of our clients.

Thank you and Happy New Year!