{"id":70271,"date":"2016-06-25T08:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T12:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70271"},"modified":"2016-06-24T23:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T03:03:09","slug":"urban-missions-meals-on-wheels-program-receives-500-from-meals-on-wheels-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70271","title":{"rendered":"Urban Mission’s Meals on Wheels Program Receives $500 From Meals on Wheels American"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MOWLogo\"<\/a>Much-Needed Funding Helps Keep Greater Watertown Area Seniors and Their Pets Together<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Knowing that seniors with pets are 36 percent less likely to report loneliness and\u00a0have 21 percent fewer doctor visits, Watertown Urban Mission\u2019s Meals on Wheels program is proud to announce that it has received a $500 grant from Meals on Wheels America to support its client pet support program.<\/p>\n

Funding will be used to provide food, supplies and care for Meals on Wheels clients with pets \u2013 all of which\u00a0can be financially and physically burdensome.<\/p>\n

\u201cPets are a source of joy and companionship for our elderly, disabled, and ill recipients, who often live alone\u00a0and are not physically able to prepare their own meals, much less get out of the house to socialize,\u201d said\u00a0Joanna Loomis, executive director of the Watertown Urban Mission. \u201cBy contributing to the health and\u00a0happiness of our recipients\u2019 pets, this funding helps ensure our recipients themselves are happy and\u00a0healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In total, Meals on Wheels America has granted $300,000 to 162 local Meals on Wheels programs through the\u00a0Meals on Wheels Loves Pets initiative this year. Funding is made possible in part through a donation from\u00a0Banfield Charitable Trust, who in October of 2015, handed over all funding and grants administration\u00a0responsibilities for their popular Pet Assistance Grant Program to Meals on Wheels America. To date, the\u00a0grant program has distributed more than $2.1 million in funding and pet food donations to over 300 local\u00a0Meals on Wheels programs across the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Meals on Wheels Loves Pets initiative is just another way that Meals on Wheels can deliver so much\u00a0more than just a meal,\u201d said Meals on Wheels America President and CEO Ellie Hollander. \u201cThrough grant\u00a0funding, educational opportunities and in-kind donations for our member programs, we hope to grow\u00a0current pet programs and help those looking to start new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

This funding will allow the Watertown Urban Mission\u2019s Meals on Wheels program to be able to provide approximately 650 total pounds of pet food for around 20 pets of current recipients.<\/p>\n

About the Mission\u2019s Meals on Wheels Program<\/em><\/p>\n

The Meals on Wheels program delivers quality, nutritionally balanced meals to people who are largely shut\u00a0in their homes and at risk of hunger. By providing a warm meal for lunch, a bagged meal for dinner, and a\u00a0daily visit, the program and its volunteer drivers make a direct impact on the lives of your neighbors in need.\u00a0The local program depends on community donations and volunteer support to ensure low cost preparation\u00a0and delivery of more than 3,000 nutritious and delicious meals each month.<\/p>\n

About Meals on Wheels America<\/em><\/p>\n

Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest national organization supporting the more than 5,000\u00a0community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger.\u00a0This network exists in virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million staff and\u00a0volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America\u2019s seniors to\u00a0live nourished lives with independence and dignity. By providing funding, leadership, education, research and advocacy support, Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs to strengthen their\u00a0communities, one senior at a time. For more information, or to find a Meals on Wheels provider near you,\u00a0visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much-Needed Funding Helps Keep Greater Watertown Area Seniors and Their Pets Together Knowing that seniors with pets are 36 percent less likely to report loneliness and\u00a0have 21 percent fewer doctor visits, Watertown Urban Mission\u2019s Meals on Wheels program is proud to announce that it has received a $500 grant from Meals on Wheels America to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23814,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-ihp","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MOWLogo.jpg?fit=715%2C333&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}