Grant from Walmart Foundation and Meals On Wheels Association of America Helps Feed Hungry Seniors in Wilkinsburg

The Meals on Wheels program has been awarded $4,500 through a Walmart Foundation grant to the Meals On Wheels Association of America.  

The money will provide with much-needed volunteer supplies and equipment, which is critical to continue serving seniors.

This financial support is needed as many Meals On Wheels programs across the country continue to struggle with skyrocketing gasoline costs and rising food prices. The Walmart Foundation-MOWAA “Building the Future” Impact Grants will allow Wilkinsburg Meals on Wheels to buy equipment and help ensure sustainability while fostering long-term growth.

“Thanks to the Walmart Foundation-MOWAA Building the Future Impact Grant, we now have a brighter future in our efforts to keep feeding seniors in our community,” said, executive director of the Wilkinsburg Community Ministry. "This grant will help us better manage our volunteers, the lifeblood of the program, and show them how much they are appreciated and needed in the community. Volunteers are the reason our community's senior citizens know where their next meal is coming from—volunteers truly make a difference for the seniors of Wilkinsburg."

The Walmart Foundation recently announced a $5 million donation to MOWAA as part of a $2 billion commitment to support hunger relief efforts through 2015. The grants will help more than 100 local Meals On Wheels programs purchase stoves, refrigerators, trucks and other equipment needed in the fight to end senior hunger.

“We know that seniors are among those hardest hit by hunger in this country. Many are home-bound, and rely on neighbors and community volunteer programs like Meals On Wheels to help put food on the table,” said Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation.

Research sponsored by MOWAA reveals that more than six million seniors in America face the threat of hunger.  The Walmart Foundation-MOWAA “Building the Future” Impact Grant program is intended to help combat the problem of senior hunger.