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Meals on Wheels South Florida Receives Maximus Foundation Grant as Part of 2024 Annual Giving
(Plantation, FL - June 24, 2024) - Maximus, a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, announced that the Maximus Foundation awarded Meals on Wheels South Florida a $10,000 grant as part of its annual giving to 209 nonprofit organizations across the United States this year.
In 2024, the Maximus Foundation provided $10,000 grants to each awardee, with focus areas including homelessness prevention, job training programs, youth development, and education programs. The number of grantees represents a 9% increase over the number of 2023 grant recipients.
"We are extremely grateful to the Maximus Foundation for this generous grant," said Marlene Gray, Interim Executive Director of Meals on Wheels South Florida. This funding will allow us to provide nutritious meals, friendly visits, and safety checks to South Florida's senior community, and we are honored to be recognized for our mission."
Meals on Wheels South Florida is one of 5,000 Meals on Wheels programs across the country working every day to protect seniors from the threats of isolation and hunger - an effort made possible by generous donors and volunteers who assist in communities across America.
"On behalf of the Maximus Foundation, I congratulate Meals on Wheels South Florida on becoming a 2024 Maximus Foundation grantee," said Arvenita Washington Cherry, Maximus Foundation President. "Meals on Wheels South Florida is part of an inspiring group of nonprofits that are truly driving change by engaging, encouraging, and supporting all the members of its communities. Their work reminds us that, together, we can empower individuals and families in every community."
The Maximus Foundation, founded by the company's board of directors in 2000, has awarded more than 3,000 grants totaling more than $15 million throughout its history. It is committed to supporting organizations and programs that promote self-sufficiency through improved health, child, family, and community development. The nonprofits receiving grants in 2024 from the Maximus Foundation provide a wide range of critical services, programs, and training.
For more information on the Maximus Foundation, including full reports on previous grantees, please visit: www.maximus.com/foundation.
About Meals on Wheels South Florida
Founded in 1984, Meals on Wheels South Florida is a nonprofit organization providing hunger-relief programs and services to the senior community. With the dedication of community volunteers, Meals on Wheels South Florida delivers nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable South Florida seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity. Included in their list of programs and services are home meal delivery, meals and grooming for companion pets, grocery shopping assistance, nutrition education and emergency meals. For more information, please call 954.731.8770 or visit mowsoflo.org.
About the Maximus Foundation
As the philanthropic arm of Maximus, the Foundation extends the mission of the Company by identifying and awarding grants to partners with specialized expertise to deliver results within the same populations and communities served by the public programs the Company operates. The Maximus Foundation is completely funded by Maximus and its employees, in partnership with local community organizations with programs and projects in the areas of child and youth development, health, and community development.
About Maximus
As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. For more information, visit https://maximus.com.
Meals on Wheels South Florida
4355 West Sunrise Boulevard
Plantation, FL 33313
Media Contacts:
Meals on Wheels South Florida:
Marlene Gray, Interim Executive Director
Office: 954.731.8770
Email: mgray@mowsoflo.org
Maximus:
Media & Public Relations Department
Eileen Cassidy Rivera, media@maximus.com
Meals on Wheels South Florida: Providing nutritious meals, friendly visits, and safety checks to South Florida senior community since 1984.
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