Join us as AMOR Healing Kitchen’s Founder and Executive Director, Maria Kelly, shares her inspiring journey with host Erin Kienzle. Discover how Maria started this incredible nonprofit and the powerful “why” behind its mission.
AMOR Healing Kitchen empowers teenage volunteers to prepare and deliver nutritious, plant-based meals to individuals facing health challenges. With Maria’s nearly two decades of vegetarian culinary experience, the organization focuses on dishes free from meat or animal products. Maria highlights the growing body of research suggesting the health benefits of vegan/vegetarian diets for conditions like certain cancers, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and for weight management—especially when supplemented as needed.
The organization is committed to using locally sourced, organic, and seasonally available foods. With a registered dietitian now on board, AMOR Healing Kitchen is meticulously analyzing recipes to create standardized, medically tailored meals, ensuring optimal nutrition for their clients.
Beyond the meals, learn how volunteering at AMOR Healing Kitchen positively impacts the lives of teenagers, offering benefits that extend into various aspects of their personal growth.
In this interview, you’ll also get details on:
- How you can support AMOR Healing Kitchen’s mission.
- The “Delivery Angels” program and how service areas are chosen.
- Delivery schedules and locations.
- Their meaningful interactions with the communities they serve.
- How they extend support to the entire circle of care around critically ill clients.
For more information, visit www.AMORHealingKitchen.org.
