Nonprofit Project Open Hand says weekend meal service would be cut, affecting thousands of vulnerable residents CEO warns city’s $3M cut will have ripple effects on public health SAN FRANCISCO - ...
A straight ally will soon become the new chief executive officer of Project Open Hand, a nonprofit that provides nutritious meals to critically ill people and seniors. Mountain View resident Paul ...
Project Open Hand is proud to present the 2025 Hand to Hand Gala on Friday, September 12, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 10 pm at a brand-new venue: the stunning San Francisco Design Center Galleria. This ...
Nonprofit Project Open Hand faces major meal cuts under SF budget plan As San Francisco faces a massive budget shortfall, proposed cuts to nonprofit funding could force Project Open Hand to scale back ...
In 1985, Ruth Brinker, a grandmother and retired food service worker at the time, started cooking and delivering nutritious meals to San Francisco gay men debilitated by HIV/AIDS. Over the following ...
When Michael Edwards-Pruitt founded Open Hand in 1988, he wanted to cook and deliver meals to his friends who were dying from AIDS and, thus, too sick to cook for themselves. The project began in the ...