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(BETHLEHEM) \u2013 Meals On Wheels of Northampton County has received a $3,500 grant from the Provident Bank Foundation to benefit the nonprofit organization\u2019s Meal Subsidy Program.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Darlene Funesti, branch manager for the bank\u2019s Madison Farms Shopping Center branch in Bethlehem Township, recently presented Director of Development Tom Harper with the grant award.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Meal Subsidy Program ensures that every home-bound senior and adult with disabilities who needs meals will be served promptly without regard to his\/her ability to pay. (The majority of our clients pay something toward the cost of their meals, based upon a sliding fee scale.). We currently subsidize meals by $1.10 per meal for nearly 4 out of 5 clients who currently fall at or below the poverty line.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n As demand for our meals has increased \u2013 we now produce 24 percent more meals than we did just four years ago \u2013 the Meal Subsidy Program helps to ensure <\/span><\/span>that no client goes hungry or goes on a waiting list.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Provident Bank Foundation has granted more than $22 million to nonprofit organizations and institutions since its inception in 2003, according to the Foundation\u2019s Web site.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meals On Wheels of Northampton County is a private, nonprofit organization that has supported healthy living through the delivery of nutrition services since 1972. We provide meals and smiles for more than 1,500 seniors and adults with disabilities each year. In 2017, we expect to prepare more than 565,000 hot and cold, medically tailored meals for our clients as well as three Meals On Wheels organizations, all Senior Centers in Lehigh County, ProJeCt of Easton\u2019s day care and the Bethlehem YMCA\u2019s adult day care. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information & Image Provided By:<\/span> (BETHLEHEM) \u2013 Meals On Wheels of Northampton County has received a $3,500 grant from the Provident Bank Foundation to benefit the nonprofit organization\u2019s Meal Subsidy Program.\u00a0 Darlene Funesti, branch … Continue reading Provident Bank Foundation Awards Grant to Help Meal Subsidies<\/span>
\nTom Harper<\/span>
\nDirector of Development<\/span>
\nMeals On Wheels of Northampton County <\/span><\/span>
\n4240 Fritch Dr.<\/span>
\nBethlehem, PA 18020<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"