AHF&You is a member-centered initiative designed to shine a light on every AHF member and member organization – celebrating their accomplishments, elevating their voices, and honoring their essential role in advancing our profession. It is a collection of programs and initiatives built to showcase the incredible work happening across healthcare foodservice and senior dining: the innovations, the heart-filled community impact, the operational excellence, and the leadership that defines self-operation as the gold standard for our industry.
Rooted in belonging, AHF&You, recognizes and uplifts the people who make AHF exceptional: Directors, Chefs, Dietitians, Systems Executives, & Aspiring Leaders. Through storytelling, recognition opportunities, and member-driven engagement, AHF&You highlights the ways our members strengthen the industry, advocate for best practices, mentor the next generation, and champion for self-op excellence. It is a celebration of our shared commitment to quality, compassion, collaboration, and continuous advancement of the industry that we love.
AHF&You Member Testimonials Program
AHF Membership
Share how being an AHF member has supported your growth, strengthened your work, or connected you to a vibrant self-op community.
Benchmarking
Highlight how using AHF’s Benchmarking Express™ has improved your operations, helped you learn from peers, or elevated your leadership within the benchmarking community.
AHF Networking &
Online Member Community
Tell us how AHF’s Member Community, Check-In Chats, or Power Hours have helped you connect, problem-solve, or feel supported by fellow Operators and/or Business Partners.
Member Submitted Blog Articles
Our Member Spotlight blog series gives you the opportunity to showcase the programs, initiatives, and success stories that highlight the strength and innovation of self-operated healthcare and senior dining. These spotlights shine a light on the exemplary work happening across healthcare foodservice, senior dining, and hospitality, while reinforcing AHF’s commitment to self-op advocacy, leadership, mentorship, and operational excellence. By elevating our members’ voices and accomplishments, we aim to provide equitable access for all members to share and celebrate their success.
Member Submitted Recipes
Our Recipe Index offers members a space to share tried-and-tested recipes that reflect the creativity, skill, and operational excellence behind self-operated healthcare and senior dining. This curated collection highlights real recipes from real operators, developed to meet the unique needs of patients, residents, and communities while balancing quality, nutrition, and cost.
Submitted recipes may be selected for feature on AHF’s social media channels and in digital publications, giving members the opportunity to showcase their work and inspire peers across the industry.
We welcome recipe submissions from business partners; however, all non-sponsored recipes must be fully unbranded. To explore adding a sponsored recipe to the database, please contact info@healthcarefoodservice.org
Celebrating Self-Op Excellence
AHF celebrates its members by recognizing the achievements, awards, and milestones that demonstrate leadership and excellence in self-operated programs. Share your successes and help inspire the community through meaningful recognition.
Social Media Posts
AHF Blog Posts
Celebrating the Next Chapter
Members are invited to share retirement announcements for publication in S.O. Connected. Help us honor the careers, purpose-driven service, and lasting impact of those who have shaped our self-operated community. Submit your announcement and join us in celebrating the next chapter for our colleagues and friends.
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Explore more of AHF’s programs below that shine a light on the people and organizations who make our community strong. Every day at AHF, we celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership; recognize members and volunteers who may not often be in the spotlight; and share stories and best practices that inspire others across our network. Together, we strengthen and amplify the value of self-operated healthcare foodservice, senior dining, and hospitality… because we are #AHFBetterTogether!
