Meals on Wheels Awarded Grant From NH Charitable Foundation

Submitted by St. Joseph Community Services 

The Doris and Vivian Horton Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation recently announced that it has awarded a $25,000 grant to St. Joseph Community Services, Inc. to support its Meals on Wheels program. 

“The NH Charitable Foundation is pleased to support this important program providing critical nutritional support to some of Hillsborough County’s most vulnerable residents,” Anne Phillips, Senior Program Officer, said.

Meghan Brady, the President of St. Joseph Community Services, Inc. said, “Over the past few years, funding has remained flat, while need and costs have risen significantly. This grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation supports our efforts to provide a hot nutritious meal and a safety check for homebound adults who cannot provide meals for themselves. We are deeply grateful for the support from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.”

Established in 1962 and recently celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation was formed to allow local donors to take an organized approach to giving, and to better understand the needs in their region. Of the more than 700 community foundations nationwide, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is among the oldest and largest.

For more information on the Meals on Wheels program, corporate sponsorship or in-kind donations please contact Maribeth McCue at DevMgr@SJCSinc.org or 424-9967.

St. Joseph Community Services fosters independence and life enrichment for seniors and other qualified adults through nutrition, social engagement and community services. Since it opened in 1977, St. Joseph Community Services has provided over 11 million hot, nutritious meals accompanied by a safety check to this population throughout Hillsborough County. For more information, visit www.MealsOnWheelsNH.org  or like us on Facebook.