(BETHLEHEM & ALLENTOWN) – Meals On Wheels organizations in Lehigh and Northampton counties are proud to announce that each has received a $5,000 grant from the Highmark Blue Shield to subsidize home-delivered meals for low-income clients.

Almost 7,000 freshly prepared, nutritious and medically tailored meals will be provided for Lehigh Valley low-income clients by the two Meals On Wheels programs thanks to the generosity of the Highmark Blue Shield.  Grants and donations to the agencies ensure that every homebound senior or adult with disabilities at risk of hunger in each county will be served meals promptly without regard to their ability to pay or the availability of government funding.

 

Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, a private nonprofit agency, supports the wellness and independence of adults by providing nutritious and medically tailored meals and supportive services. Each weekday, volunteers deliver meals and provide social visits and wellbeing checks to an average of 460 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities living throughout Lehigh County. The Agency also offers grocery shopping services to almost 200 clients. For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelslc.org .

Meals On Wheels of Northampton County is a private, nonprofit organization that has supported healthy living through the delivery of nutrition services since it began delivering meals in 1972. In 2017, Meals On Wheels of Northampton County prepared more than 560,000 nutritious and medically tailored meals for nearly 1,600 clients in Northampton County as well as for multiple organizations throughout the Lehigh Valley that it serves through meal contracts.  For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelspa.org .

 

 

 

 

Michele Grasso, MPA
Director of Development and Communications
Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County
4234 Dorney Park Rd.
Allentown, PA  18104
www.mealsonwheelslc.org

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