Project Open Hand
Katie Jackson currently serves as the Chief Nutrition Officer at Project Open Hand. Previous experience includes the role of Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, as well as positions as Food Service and Clinical Nutrition Supervisor at Kaiser Permanente. Katie has also held various roles at CLEMENT J Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, including Clinical Nutrition Coordinator, Assistant Clinical Nutrition Coordinator, and Clinical Dietitian. Additionally, Katie worked as a Registered Dietitian at Invivo Wellness.
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Project Open Hand
Project Open Hand’s mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community. Every day, we prepare 2,500 nutritious meals and provide 200 bags of healthy groceries to help sustain our clients as they battle serious illnesses, isolation, or the health challenges of aging. We serve San Francisco and Oakland, engaging more than 125 volunteers. Every day, thousands of people in the Bay Area are battling serious, life-threatening illnesses. And every day, Project Open Hand is there for them – providing healthy, nourishing meals with love. Accessing healthy food is critical for people who are too sick or frail to shop and cook for themselves. We also provide hot, nutritious meals for seniors to help them tackle the health challenges of old age. Good nutrition enables our clients to better manage the symptoms of disease, mitigate the side effects of treatment, and can speed recovery. Our registered dietitian supports and counsels our clients to help them feel better by eating right. In addition to providing life-sustaining food to our clients, Project Open Hand nourishes our entire community by engaging thousands of volunteers and donors, as well as dozens of local companies, in the important work of feeding neighbors in need.