Other Services

Additional programs we provide to our clients include Encore Bites, Caring Callers and Pet Angels.

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Encore Bites

This is a once-a-month snack program for clients who choose to enroll

Clients receive a snack bag of such things as fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, crackers, canned meat, rice cakes, nut butters, and protein bars

Caring Callers

Volunteers offer telephone “check-ins” providing conversation and friendship through a weekly scheduled phone call with one of our homebound clients

The program aims to decrease the social isolation and loneliness many clients experience as a result of their physical condition

Pet Angels

Our pets are family, too! That’s why we provide cat and dog food for our clients’ furry companions

Once a week we deliver a week’s worth of pet food

Client Testimonials

“Nothing we could possibly say about Kitchen Angels would ever be as eloquent or as heartfelt as the letters of appreciation we receive regularly from our clients. Here are a few excerpts that show the difference Kitchen Angels has made in our clients’ lives.”

“I am so grateful for your wonderful service. There are so many times over the past months that I would have gone without had it not been for Kitchen Angels.”

“I am so very thankful for your service, and for all of you who participate, which allows me to manage the very difficult (and if the truth be known, humiliating) situation I find myself in. Your volunteers are so warm and gracious and add a spirit, which means so much for the one feeling poorly and receiving help. It’s a quality hard to measure—apart from the excellent food itself, which shows so much care. I cannot conceive of how I’d cope without your help.”

“You have reaffirmed my faith in the goodness of life. Being housebound with very few resources has been extremely challenging to say the least. It seems truly nothing short of miraculous to me that every evening some wonderful person comes to my door and hands me a beautiful dinner.”

“Kitchen Angels is Santa Fe’s unique and precious gem. How beautiful to give and how blessed to receive.”

“As a single mother of a small child, and also a patient suffering from a life-threatening illness, Kitchen Angels service has been invaluable to my family. The cheery drivers bring a happy moment to our home. They have also brightened our holidays with special baskets and gifts. You cannot grasp the benefit this service brings unless you are a homebound person, like myself.”

“I just wanted to take a moment and say thanks for the beautiful Thanksgiving dinners that were delivered to us! Both my son and I enjoyed them and it meant a lot, especially because volunteers actually made deliveries on Thanksgiving Day.”

“I just underwent back surgery and without you, I would starve. Thank you so much—each and every one of you—for your role in my life. You are truly Angels!”

“You worry over time and road conditions. Is the food still hot? Will the bag spill or tear? Yet, the most important delivery is your caring smile that nurtured my heart.”

“Each meal means so much to me! The program makes my life so much better and easier. I appreciate the security it gives me, and the feeling of being valued. I love the exchanges with the delivery angels.”

“Thank you from the depths of my heart for who you are and all that you do to help make our world a better place. I had no one to help and you and your team were so kind and understanding.”

Client Stories

Jack and Marie

Jack and Marie have been on service since 2017. Jack is 82 with chronic kidney disease, gout and Parkinson’s disease. Marie, his wife, is his full-time caregiver. When caring for Jack became Marie’s full time job, she was left with almost no time for routine activities such as grocery shopping or preparing meals. Trying to get everything done each day while keeping her husband comfortable and getting him to his doctors’ appointments left her exhausted.

She also had no time for her career.

Thanks to our delivery of nutritious meals to both Jack and Marie, Marie can still focus on caring for Jack and now has the time and energy to return to painting, permitting her to generate an income to support the household.

Being on service does more than help keep people in the comfort and safety of their own homes. It gives people peace of mind, knowing that one of their most basic needs will be met by volunteers who care. As Marie told us, “Kitchen Angels is such a well known entity, but until a person receives your beautifully prepared meals . . . one has no idea of the love and thought that goes into each meal. Thank you for including the caregiver too.”

David

David has an immune disorder and was in a wheelchair. Within two months of starting Kitchen Angels service and eating regular nutritious meals, David was able to begin walking again. He is now able to walk with a cane and can return to doing the things he enjoys.