![]() Mary's, who was also part of the effort, said St. Mary's cafeteria partner, Metz Culinary Management, delivered extra food to get the center through.Įlizabeth Keene, vice president of mission integration for St. "Before you knew it, it was moving from one a month to almost daily," Goodwin said of handing out the kits.Įach time a kit is given out, the patient also receives an "Androscoggin County Community Food Resources Guide," with information on accessing nutrition assistance, meals for kids, food pantries and soups kitchens.Īt one point in the program, Goodwin said, the nutrition center was lacking food on its own shelves, so St. The screening focuses on whether the person is worried about not having enough money to buy groceries or not having enough food to last until the next paycheck comes in. It began as a pilot project with just 10 kits, but the demand was there, Goodwin said. Not long after, if a patient were screened and deemed food insecure, he or she would be offered a food kit that included a protein, grain, fruit and vegetable. Mary's Nutrition Center, teamed up to come up with the program. Members of the committee, also including Tricia Cook, operations manager at St. Mary's Health System for 18 years - the past four at Auburn Medical Associates - and also serves on its mission advisory committee. Goodwin, an Auburn native, has worked for St. ![]() ![]() "You could tell they really just wanted to be able to do more to support people." ![]() "It's been really incredible to see everyone come together because they recognize the importance of it," she said. In the past year, 74 emergency food kits and hundreds of food resource guides have been distributed to help 115 adults and 33 children in the area. ![]()
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