A medically tailored meal of grilled salmon, sweet potatoes, sautéed greens, and quinoa
Free for New Yorkers on Medicaid

Real meals. Real care.
Right to your door.

Reach Community Care helps eligible NY Medicaid members get free medically tailored meals — plus housing, transportation, and care navigation support. Fully covered by your plan.

  • About 2 minutes
  • Always free
  • Private & secure
Food is medicine

Why meals come first.

What you eat shapes how you heal. Medically tailored meals are designed by registered dietitians around your specific health needs — diabetes, heart disease, kidney conditions, pregnancy, recovery from surgery and more.

Built for your conditions

Dietitian-designed menus matched to chronic and recovery diagnoses.

Whole, real ingredients

Fresh produce, lean proteins, and whole grains — not processed shortcuts.

Coordinated with your care

Delivered through trusted Social Care Network partners and your providers.

What's included

Meals first — and a lot more.

A full set of services through trusted Social Care Network partners, all covered by your Medicaid plan.

Medically Tailored Meals

Ready-to-eat meals, designed by dietitians around your health conditions and delivered to your home each week — with care, not just calories.

  • Dietitian-designed menus
  • Weekly home delivery
  • Allergy & culturally aware options
  • No cost to you
A freshly packaged medically tailored meal of grilled chicken, brown rice, roasted peppers, carrots, and sautéed spinach

Food & Pantry

Produce prescriptions, grocery support, and one-on-one nutrition guidance.

Housing Stability

Connections to resources that keep you in a safe, stable home.

Transportation

Reliable rides to appointments, jobs, and essential errands.

Care Navigation

A Navigator who walks every step beside you.

Fresh ingredients on a cool surface — greens, broccoli, blueberries, quinoa, salmon

Nourishment built around your conditions.

Every menu starts with the diagnosis, then becomes a meal you'll actually want to eat.

How it works

Three steps. One warm handoff.

  1. 1

    Check eligibility

    Tell us a little about your situation in about two minutes — no paperwork, no pressure.

  2. 2

    Meet a Navigator

    A Care Navigator confirms your Medicaid coverage and matches you to the right meal program and supports.

  3. 3

    Meals at your door

    Your first delivery arrives — and ongoing services kick in, coordinated through trusted SCN partners.

Packaged medically tailored meal ready for weekly home delivery
Impact at a glance

Stronger communities, by the numbers.

4.2M+
Meals Provided
85,000+
Members Served
12,500+
Housing Connections
78%
Improved Outcomes

Get meals. Get support. Get started.

If you're on NY Medicaid and need a little more help, real support is closer than you think — and it's already paid for.

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