Baltimore’s Moveable Feast: Helping Patients Access Nutritious Meals

Medical Condition Preventing Your Nutrition? Learn about Moveable Feast in Baltimore!

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Food insecurity is a pressing issue in Baltimore City and can be even more difficult for residents with medical conditions due to poor transportation resources and lack of affordable grocery options. Fortunately, there are community organizations across Baltimore City that help address these gaps by providing nutritious meals to eligible Baltimore City residents suffering with certain health conditions.
Moveable Feast is a community organization that aims to feed people, fortify health, and foster help. They accomplish this through two main programs: Home Delivered Meals and Medical Nutrition Therapy.  
Moveable Feast also can help clients with medical transportation. You can find more information about this service here.

Eligibility

In order to receive services from Moveable Feast, your caseworker or doctor’s office must submit an application form on your behalf along with some supporting documents. 
As of January 2025, Moveable Feast says they are accepting referrals for the following conditions:
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Active cancer treatment
  • Poorly controlled Diabetes
  • Recent or significant heart disease (such as a recent heart attack, stroke, or exacerbation of other heart conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure)
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (stages 3-5) or End Stage Renal Disease
  • Receiving in-home hospice care
To see an updated list of conditions Moveable Feast provides services to, visit this link. If you currently have any of these conditions, you may be eligible for Moveable Feast Services. However, if you are unsure as to whether you qualify, call Moveable Feast’s Client Services Associates at (410) 327-3420 ext. 15 and 27.

Steps for Applying

As mentioned above, your caseworker or doctor’s office must submit the application form for you. However, there are steps you can take to help this process go smoothly and efficiently. 

Step 1: Gather required documents for Moveable Feast Application

In order to apply for Moveable Feast services, the person applying (either your caseworker or doctor’s office) must have the following 3 documents. Your caseworker or doctor’s office may already have these documents in your files, however, readily providing these pieces of documentation could help them to apply faster.
  1. Proof of Address (mailed bill, copy of ID, etc.)
  2. Income (SSI/SSDI letter, copy of paystub, etc.)
  3. Insurance (copy of insurance card, EVS, etc.)

Step 2: Talk to your doctor or caseworker about applying for Moveable Feast

Ask them to make copies of the documents that you have gathered in Step 1 so they can apply for the program easily. Be ready to answer questions regarding your living situation, diet, and overall health. Request updates from your provider regarding the stage of the application they are completing and when they ultimately submit the application.

Step 3: Contact Moveable Feast If You Want to Make Sure Your Application is Submitted and Its Status

You can contact Moveable Feast at (410) 327-3420. To find more contact information here.

Additional Resources

Thanks for reading this article. If you are looking for more food resources in the Baltimore area, take a look at these other guides:
  1. SNAP EBT Benefits
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is a federally funded program that assists low-income individuals in purchasing good food to promote health. SNAP benefits are loaded onto a EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card, which works like a debit card. Benefits are loaded onto the EBT card monthly.
  1. WIC Benefits
Are you pregnant or have you recently become a mother? Are you struggling to receive nutritious food for your child? Learn about WIC!
  1. B’more Fresh Program
The City of Baltimore currently partners with 3 supermarkets to provide this promotion: Amazon, Safeway, and Giant. The premise of the promotion is that if you spend $5 dollars on SNAP eligible items, you can receive $30 in vouchers for fresh produce.
This is a reminder that Baltimore Benefits is not associated with Moveable Feast. This article was made to help people become aware of the resources that they could benefit from. 
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