Food & Friends
Hospitals and Health CareDistrict of Columbia, United States51-200 Employees
Food & Friends is a mid-sized nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., founded in 1988. It provides nutritionally tailored, home-delivered meals at no charge to people facing life-challenging health crises, delivering more than two million meals each year across a 6,100-square-mile area. In addition to meals, the organization offers nutrition counseling as part of its services and aims to support clients’ well-being, community connections, and illness management. The organization operates within the hospitals and health care sector as a community-based service supported by volunteers. Roughly 4,600 volunteers contribute to reaching over 6,000 clients annually, illustrating a broad community involvement model. In 2025, Food & Friends participated in and helped organize the Chef's Best fundraiser, a regional event hosted at the Marriott Marquis in northwest Washington, D.C.