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At the time of this writing there are over 26,000 children attending San Diego County schools who have been identified as food insecure, meaning they don't know where their next meal will come. Their primary source of nutrition is the school cafeteria food they receive Monday through Friday. Many of them have nothing of nutritional value to eat on the weekends. Our mission is to provide weekend meals to children with the inability to thrive due to lack of nutritious food in their homes. We do this by filling backpacks full of nutritious food for these children to take home on the weekends. Each backpack contains 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and a few healthy snacks, enough meals to sustain them through Saturday and Sunday.

A Mission of ServiceThe Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. established in 1905, is dedicated to providing quality home health care to individuals who are elderly, impoverished and medically needy. We coordinate and deliver comprehensive, cost effective services including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work and home health aide care. In addition, we are committed to promoting community health through education and special programs.Our philosophy is grounded in the following values:Deep respect for the patient and family. We provide compassionate, individualized care. We seek to foster participating in and understanding of the healing process.A holistic approach to care. We believe that the physical, social, and emotional spheres impact health, and we intervene on these levels where appropriate.Cooperative, service-driven relationships with our customers. We realize that we are only one part of an overall continuum of care. By working cooperatively with, and providing exceptional service to physicians, hospitals, and social service agencies, we facilitate the health and well being of our patients, and the increased efficiency of our nation's health care system.The importance of each employee's contribution. We recognize that each employee's efforts contributes to the overall achievements of the organization.Openness to change. We recognize the current upheaval of the health care system will require our organization to be flexible and creative. We strive to see change as a challenge to be met rather than feared.Efficient management of resources. We know that our future ability to serve patients is dependent on our present vigilance in the management of our resources. As stewards of the organization's mission, our decisions today are dictated by an ongoing commitment to provide health care services to our community.

Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million staff and volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live 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 communities, one senior at a time. OUR VISION An America in which all seniors live nourished lives with independence and dignity. OUR MISSION To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated.

Eva’s Village is a nonprofit, comprehensive social service organization with a mission to provide care and support for people struggling with homelessness, hunger, poverty and addiction. Our approach starts with providing survival-level resources of food and shelter to men, women, and mothers with children. Our programs have evolved to combat the root causes of poverty and homelessness by providing intensive treatment and case management to address addiction and co-occurring physical/mental health issues. Eva’s also delivers comprehensive wrap-around supportive services which include childcare and after-school education for the children living at Eva’s Village; and pathways to job readiness and employment through the Workforce Development Program and The Culinary School at Eva’s Village. Our integrated, comprehensive approach helps to lift the individuals and families we serve toward living stable and financially independent lives.

VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, part of VNA Care, improves the quality of life for individuals and their loved ones facing a life-limiting illness and loss. Our team provides physical, emotional, social, practical, and spiritual support tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Care is provided wherever a patient calls home, including private residences, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. VNA Hospice & Palliative Care also offers three home-like hospice residences (Elizabeth Evarts de Rham Hospice Home, Cambridge; Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester; and Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home, Needham) for times when remaining at home is not possible. Our staff is dedicated to our mission to provide the right care with kindness and compassion every day for every person we serve.

Their Mission: "Community Kitchen Pittsburgh Is A Nonprofit Food Service Company. Because Poverty, Food Insecurity And Employment Are Entwined Issues, We Work Across These Focus Areas, Engaging In The Following Activities: "culinary Based Workforce Training: We Offer A 12 Week Culinary Based Training Program Targeting Chronically Unemployed, Low-Income Individuals With Barriers To Employment. Our Clients Are Transitioning From Incarceration, Homelessness, Addiction And Other Barriers. We Provide Applied Training In Our Commissary Kitchen Based On An Established, Proven Curriculum, Along With Remedial Math, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, And Employability Skills. We Work With Clients On Job Search And Placement, And Follow Them For 12 Months Post-Placement To Ensure Retention. "food Services: We Utilize Tens Of Thousands Of Pounds Of Short-Shelf-Life Fresh Product Every Month That Otherwise Would Be Thrown Away, And Use That To Prepare Nutritious Food For Struggling Individuals And Families."

After a survey found over 50,000 widows of career enlisted Air Force personnel lived in poverty, the Air Force Enlisted Men's, Widows and Dependents Home Foundation was incorporated in 1971. Teresa Village, an apartment complex located in Fort Walton Beach, FL was purchased in 1975, providing the first housing for enlisted widows. Construction of Bob Hope Village was completed in 1988. Between the two villages, we have the capability to house and provide services for 450 resident in independent living apartments. A reflection of our growing and evolving mission was our official name change in 2002 to the Air Force Enlisted Village. On September 15, 2005 our new Assisted Living Residence, Hawthorn House was opened adjacent to Bob Hope Village. We can now provide a greater level of care as our residents age in place. The long range goal is to eventually build a skilled nursing residence in order to provide continuous life care. Our campus also has a beautiful all-faiths chapel, a welcome center and an administrative building. Providing for resident's physical, social , psychological, health and security needs is the AFEV's only purpose.

Butler Meals on Wheels, Inc. Mission Statement Butler Meals on Wheels, Inc. is a not-for-profit freestanding organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The purpose of Butler Meals on Wheels, Inc. is to provide excellent, nutritious, home delivered meals to individuals in need within the service area comprising Butler city and it's environs. The meals are provided to maintain adequate nutrition for those recuperating from illness and suffering impaired functional ability. Butler Meals on Wheels, Inc. strives to maintain clients in their homes for as long as possible, preventing institutionalization.No resident of the Butler Meals on Wheels, Inc. service area will be denied service, or otherwise be discriminated against, based on race, color, national origin, gender, income or on any other basis. However, no person will be admitted for service unless he meets the eligibility requirements as established by the Board of Directors. Individuals referred for service will be admitted based on priority, according to needs and the adequacy and availability of personnel and resources to provide the service. Priorities for providing meals are as follows: 1. Inability to leave the home without assistance of another or without using assistive devices. 2. Discharge from an acute care facility. 3. Functional disability which significantly limits the client's ability to prepare meals for himself.4. At risk: serious consequences will result if adequate nutrition is not maintained. 5. Lack of support from family, friends, or other agencies to provide meals.

The Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches' mission is to address, remedy, and prevent child abuse and neglect by creating safe, healthy, and permanent homes for children. Our philosophy has always been that it is better to build a child rather than repair an adult. Founded in 1976 by a group of sheriffs and concerned citizens, the Ranch began as a single cottage (mobile home) that served as shelter to three young boys. The Ranch now consists of three campuses across Arkansas with eight cottages for boys and girls. During its history, the Ranch has been "a place to call home" to more than 1,200 children and touched the lives of many more. Many of the children who come to the Ranch are often the product of a broken home of abuse and neglect, lacking the nurturing relationship of a loving family. The Ranch provides a healthy home environment filled with emotional support to help each child learn to trust those around them and cope with their emotions, all the while learning responsibility and building self-confidence. When children enter the Ranch, they are surrounded with individuals who care about their immediate needs and their future aspirations. It is the Ranch’s commitment to every child – a commitment that extends from the Board of Directors to management personnel, administrative staff, house parents, support staff and volunteers – to help them believe in themselves and lead fulfilling, meaningful lives. Residents may stay at the Ranch through post-secondary education until they are socially and financially prepared for independence and have stable employment. More than 900 children have experienced life at the Ranch, and for those and many in the future, the Ranch will always be a place to call home.

The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious founded in 1839 by Saint Jeanne Jugan. Together with a diverse network of collaborators, we serve the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world. Continuing the work of Saint Jeanne Jugan, our MISSION is to offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ, cared for as family and accompanied with dignity until God calls them to himself.

Their mission is to provide health services to the Camden, Maine are community.

CONGREGATIONAL HOME'S MISSION IS AN EXTENSION OF THE MISSION OF FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH -WAUKESHA, WHOSE MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN A CARING COMMUNITY FOR THE ELDERLY OFFERING HEALTHCARE AND OTHER SERVICES. CONGREGATIONAL HOME DECLARES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESPECT AND HONOR THE DIGNITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT, TO MAINTAIN SUPERIOR QUALITY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING, TO CONSIDER SERVICES THAT CAN BE DELIVERED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND STABILITY.