St. Joseph Health Center serves as fresh food conduit

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to make a healthy diet more readily available to low-income Rhode Islanders, St. Joseph Health Center is now serving as a fresh food distribution site for the Federal Hill House and the Rhode Island Food Bank. The food distribution program is open at St. Joseph the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 3 p.m.

The program started in April and is focused on distribution of fruits and vegetables and some non-perishable items such as diapers and children’s socks. St. Joseph Health Center is located at 21 Peace Street.

“We are proud to partner with the Rhode Island Food Bank and Federal Hill House to make fresh food more readily available to the community we serve,” said Kenneth H. Belcher, president and CEO of CharterCARE Health Partners. “These partnerships are critical to our goal of building a healthier Rhode Island.”

An affiliate of CharterCARE Health Partners, St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island is the corporate parent of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care. The Catholic health system operates 270 beds, employees more than 1,900 employees and has annual revenues in excess of $170 million.

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