Today, more than nine percent of Americans are living with diabetes [1], a disease that is costly for those diagnosed and for our health care system as a whole. In the U.S., one in seven health care dollars is spent …
African Chicken & Peanut Stew With Potatoes
This recipe was an idea that Logan, our modified meals specialist, came up with. He had wanted to do something like this for a while, and we were able to find a peanut butter we could use that did not …
Healthy food—and music—help mom with heart failure maintain energy, avoid hospital
Music is a release for LaTonia Hills, a 38-year-old single mom who has survived three open heart surgeries and a host of other health challenges. She plays keyboard and saxophone at church and loves writing songs and creating beats. It’s …
Meal Bag Art Inspires Dietitian To Volunteer
As a registered dietician in Colorado Springs, Helen Johnson knows the power of food as medicine. She regularly refers her patients to Project Angel Heart for meals and says she has personally seen the healing power of receiving meals. “I …
Thanksgiving Feast Sponsor Kirkpatrick Bank Providing Meals, Pies for Many This Holiday
Kirkpatrick Bank, a business bank serving Denver and Colorado Springs, will “pie it forward” on behalf of their clients and friends this Thanksgiving as a sponsor of Project Angel Heart’s Pie in the Sky event. As part of their …
Volunteer Anniversaries: November 2019
Congratulations to these volunteers, who are celebrating their Project Angel Heart anniversary this month! We are grateful for your ongoing service.
Volunteer of the Month: November 2019
Congratulations to Alena and Chuck Spangler, our volunteers of the month for November 2019! Alena and Chuck, distribution volunteers in Colorado Springs, were nominated by Colorado Springs regional manager Sally Rothstein and Colorado Springs distribution and volunteer assistant Tiana Clark. …
How Project Angel Heart meals helped Davasia feel like a kid again
Everything started with what looked like a common children’s condition. Difficulty breathing sent Davasia and her mother, Melanie, to the hospital for what doctors at first diagnosed as asthma. But after a round of lab tests to see why medications …
Garlic and Sage Sausage
Making my own sausage to add to stuffing is something I like to do for Thanksgiving every year not only at home but also for our clients. This is a simple recipe that can be made whether you have a …
Volunteer of the Month: October 2019
Congratulations to Marnie Baesler, our volunteer of the month for October 2019! Marnie, a kitchen volunteer, was nominated by sous chef Summer Polson.
Volunteer Anniversaries: October 2019
Congratulations to these volunteers, who are celebrating their Project Angel Heart anniversary this month! We are grateful for your ongoing service.