Fresh for You Food Lockers Coming Soon to Midtown Health Center

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We are proud to share an exciting step forward in expanding access to whole-person care across our community. With a generous $200,000 investment from Molina Healthcare of Arizona, NOAH is growing its Fresh for You food distribution program, strengthening our shared commitment to improving health outcomes for all.

This support from Molina Healthcare will bring refrigerated food lockers to NOAH’s Midtown Health Center at 24th Street and Indian School, making it easier for patients and community members to access fresh, nutritious food when they need it most. This expansion reflects a powerful partnership focused on addressing not only medical needs, but also the social factors, such as food access, that play a critical role in overall health.

At NOAH, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing accessible, high-quality care for all. Programs like Fresh for You are central to that vision. Since launching in 2023, the program has distributed nearly 5,000 food boxes, totaling more than 130,000 pounds and helping thousands of individuals and families lead healthier lives.

The addition of refrigerated food lockers at the Midtown location builds on the success of the Fresh for You program at NOAH’s Cholla Health Center in Scottsdale. It will become the second site to offer this innovative solution with support from Molina Healthcare. With 16 new lockers and a dedicated food coordinator, NOAH will be able to connect even more people to healthy food and essential community resources, removing barriers and creating pathways to better health.

This work is made possible not only through Molina Healthcare’s commitment, but also through strong community partnerships with organizations like St. Mary’s Food Bank, Farm Box, and WasteNot. Together, we are advancing a shared goal to ensure that everyone, regardless of circumstance, has access to the nourishment they need to thrive.

While the new food lockers at Midtown Health Center will not be operational until later this year, we recently celebrated our continued partnership with community leaders, partners, and team members from Molina Healthcare and NOAH during a special “Fruit Slicing” event at Cholla Health Center. It was a meaningful moment to reflect on the impact of this work and the collective effort behind it, and a reminder of what is possible when organizations come together in service of community health.