Jean Griswold Foundation, dba Griswold Cares Foundation,
Awards $1,000 Grant to Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County
Allentown, PA, January 16, 2017 —The Griswold Cares Foundation chose Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County to receive a $1,000 grant during its 2017 granting cycle because of the Agency’s “continuous commitment to work in the community with individuals to support their independence in remaining in place to age.”
The Griswold Cares Foundation’s vision is of a future in which all seniors, including those with limited financial means, will have the opportunity to age with dignity in the comfort their own home. To carry out this vision and give back to the communities where Griswold Home Care has a footprint, the Foundation provides grants for select community programs such as Meals on Wheels that help people age in place who otherwise could not afford to do so. Donations to the foundation by Griswold Home Care franchisees, friends, and family allowed the Foundation now in its’ fourth year of issuing grants has awarded over $145,000 worth of grants to nonprofit organizations across the nation.
Michele Grasso, Development Director, said: “We truly appreciate the support of the Griswold Cares Foundation that recognizes the importance of our program to our community. The grant will subsidize more than 236 meals delivered by caring volunteers who are instrumental in helping to keep our homebound neighbors safe, healthy and happy at home for the homebound seniors and adults with disabilities we serve.”
About Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County: Each weekday, Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, a nonprofit agency, serves over 450 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities living throughout Lehigh County.746 individual and group volunteers deliver 167,000 meals each year to and provide grocery shopping services to more than 150 clients. Volunteers also provide a friendly visit and a well-being check. For more information: www.mealsonwheelslc.org
About Jean Griswold Foundation: Jean Griswold Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation established in 2010, provides grants to select community programs that help people age in place. In 2016, the name of the foundation was changed from The Griswold Cares Foundation to Jean Griswold Foundation, in recognition of the founder of Griswold Home Care, Dr. Jean Griswold. Those selected for grants help to advance the Foundation’s mission of supporting services to those in need so individuals may “age in place”. For more information please visit www.GriswoldCares.org.
About Griswold Home Care:Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1969, Dr. Jean Griswold understood the importance of needing support without losing independence. When a member of her husband’s Presbyterian parish passed away because she couldn’t find affordable help at home, Jean took action. Armed with a background in education and geriatric counseling, she planted the seeds for a national organization and an enduring mission. For over 30 years, Griswold Home Care has helped hundreds of thousands of people to live independently and age in place. Since its foundation, Griswold Home Care has been profiled on NBC’s The Today Show, been recognized in magazines like Forbes, Entrepreneur, and USA Today, and has grown to become one of the nation’s leading non-medical in-home care companies. For more information visit www.GriswoldHomeCare.com
Information Provided By:
Michele Grasso, MPA
Development Director
Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County
4234 Dorney Park Rd.
Allentown, PA 18104
www.mealsonwheelslc.org
