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January 17, 2020Oklahoma City Community Foundation awards grants to provide warm meals
Epiphany of the Lord, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Eugene, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Paul the Apostle and Saint James received a grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to provide warm meals to homebound elderly citizens.
More than $50,000 in grants was awarded to 52 area churches and organizations that prepare and deliver mobile meals throughout Oklahoma County. In addition, Meals on Wheels of Norman and Edmond Mobile Meals each received $5,000 grants.
Since 2008, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation has distributed more than $400,000 in support of the central Oklahoma Mobile Meals program. According to Meals on Wheels of Oklahoma City, one in 12 senior citizens in Oklahoma County lives in poverty, and nearly 16,000 lack consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Seniors age 60 and older who are unable to leave their homes without assistance or prepare meals due to health limitations, may apply to receive home-delivered meals, regardless of income.
Volunteers with area churches and organizations provide nutritious meals, wellness checks and meaningful contact to more than 1,900 homebound senior citizens living in central Oklahoma who are unable to prepare their own meals. In addition, Edmond Mobile Meals prepares more than 1,100 meals per week and the Norman Meals on Wheels program serves more than 1,500 meals per week.
For information about parish meal delivery ministries, contact the parish or go online to archokc.org/resources.
