FOOD SECURITY
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation (JAF) Food Security Program, presented by AmpliX, provides New England cancer patients and their families with gift cards to various regional grocery stores.
Launched in 2021, this program gives patients access to proper and necessary nutrition during treatment. Eligible patients receive gift cards to either Stop & Shop, Shaw’s, Big Y, Market Basket, or Hannaford. A household of one person receives $150, a household of 2-4 people receives $250, and a household of five or more people receives $300.
Patients work directly with their social worker, patient navigator, resource specialist, or another healthcare professional familiar with their treatment to apply for assistance.
They must be in active treatment at the time of their application. Recipients can also apply for other types of JAF assistance through their social worker or patient navigator.
Foundation staff review applications within ten business days. Approved applicants will receive gift cards in the mail directly to the applicant’s home address.