2025 Impact of Giving_Final - Flipbook - Page 5
Growing Community Health Programs
Eat Well Launches New Vehicles and Expanded Services
Virtua’s Eat Well program reached exciting new milestones in 2025, fueled by a
$1.5 million investment from the State of New Jersey. In April, we introduced the
new Eat Well Mobile Grocery Store—a custom designed 40-foot truck offering
enhanced food storage as well as a semi-private space for health screenings. Later
in the year, we launched a second vehicle, expanding our brick-and-mortar Eat Well
Food Farmacy into a mobile service to better meet the needs of patients referred
by their physicians for food access and nutrition counseling for chronic disease.
Eat Well’s growth was further strengthened by three 昀椀rst-time grant awards in 2025:
the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s FEED NJ grant; the American
Cancer Society’s Addressing Barriers to Care grant, integrating the Food Farmacy
with our cancer team’s Meals that Heal program; and the USDA Northeast SARE
grant, focused on advancing mental and physical wellness of local farmers.
In 2025, Virtua’s philanthropic partners invested more than $1 million in the Eat
Well programs. Together, we are expanding access to healthy, affordable food
and nutrition services to meet the growing needs of people in South Jersey.
Mobile Preventive Care Programs Reach New Milestones
Virtua’s Mobile Health and Cancer Screening Unit continued to serve as a vital
resource for cancer screening, education, and prevention. In 2025, the program
148
collaborative health
events held by our
mobile programs to
bring food and nutrition
education along with
free health screenings
to people of all ages.
provided 3,353 screenings to local men and women, with mammograms increasing
by 25% over the prior year, and 15 individuals diagnosed with cancer and referred
for treatment. Notably, nearly half of all people served were uninsured and, without
the support of our partners, may have gone without these life-saving services.
Virtua’s Pediatric Mobile Services team is on the road 昀椀ve days a week with two
vehicles, addressing the critical need for developmental screenings, as well as
dental exams, lead testing, and other health services for local children. In 2025, this
program served a record 13,279 children—a 31% increase over the prior year. Through
philanthropy, we are helping area children and families access essential services,
which are key to preventing more complex issues and ensuring a healthy future.
NOTABLE GRANTS
The New Jersey Health
Foundation awarded Virtua
four generous grants
in support of impactful
initiatives that advance
research, drive clinical
innovation, improve access
to care, and strengthen
the health of our entire
community.
