Access to healthy foods improves Barnabas patients’ chronic illnesses

Christie Patterson has lived in Nassau County for 11 years. Her husband is disabled. She is unemployed because she must stay at home to care for him. They do not have health insurance. Patterson learned she had diabetes in 2013. That’s when she contacted Barnabas for help. Thanks to ongoing...

  • Barnabas volunteer Robert Simoneau delivers an Amelia Fresh box to a Barnabas client. The Amelia Fresh boxes include a variety of locally produced items.
    Barnabas volunteer Robert Simoneau delivers an Amelia Fresh box to a Barnabas client. The Amelia Fresh boxes include a variety of locally produced items.
    Christie Patterson has lived in Nassau County for 11 years. Her husband is disabled. She is unemployed because she must stay at home to care for him. They do not have health insurance. Patterson le...

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