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Gaithersburg HELP is an all-volunteer organization which was founded in 1968 by a consortium of Gaithersburg congregations. We provide basic needs assistance to area residents including food, medical prescriptions, infant needs, transportation for medical services, financial assistance to prevent eviction or utility cutoff and, provide referrals to providers of services not available through HELP. More than 45 years later our mission remains the same, meeting the basic needs of Gaithersburg area residents.

Convalescent Aid Society, located in Pasadena, California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, is dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients by providing the loan of medical equipment for in-home use.

THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OPERATES THE SACRED HEART HOME FOR THE AGED IN DENVER, COLORADO, WHICH PROVIDES NURSING AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE NEEDY ELDERLY. THE HONE IS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGREGATION OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN FRANCE IN 1839 AND SERVES THE ELDERLY IN 31 COUNTRIES.

Mary Wade provides the highest quality medical and social programs and supervised residential services for seniors in need. We support a community of caring to promote individual abilities in our traditional, dignified, and comfortable campus as well as connecting with the broader community.

LifeLine Pilots coordinates free air transportation, through volunteer pilots, for passengers with medical or humanitarian needs far from home. Our vision is a world where every person has equal access to transportation for healthcare and humanitarian needs.

Our mission is to improve access to health care by providing financial assistance to low-income children for commercial air travel to obtain special medical care; to promote awareness of our services through targeted outreach programs; to enlist the help of community-minded people through strategic calls to action.

Mission: With Open Arms, we nourish body, mind, and soul.Open Arms is the only nonprofit organization in Minnesota that prepares and delivers free meals medically tailored to meet the nutritional needs of individuals living with life-threatening illnesses. We believe that food is medicine, and our work matters to the health outcomes of our clients

Patient AirLift Services (PALS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable aviation organization. Our mission is to connect the charitable aviation community to people in need. We arrange free air transportation for individuals requiring medical diagnosis, treatment or follow-up, for compassionate assistance, for military personnel/family requests through the PALS for Patriots Program, or for humanitarian purposes through the PALS Sky Hope Disaster Relief Program.

What began as a volunteer effort in 1910 has grown into an extensive campus offering retirement housing, assisted living, state-of-the-art nursing and rehab care, memory care and other services for seniors and their families. Today, more than 1,070 people make our campus in Rockville, Maryland, their home, and rely on the Charles E. Smith Life Communities for sophisticated inpatient rehabilitation, specialized memory care, nursing home services, senior housing, assisted living and outpatient medical care. We are also serving younger adults recovering from prolonged illnesses. Our programs are open to all in the community.

Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona helps to preserve the health, dignity and independence of elderly and disabled adults by providing medically-tailored, home-delivered meals and daily contact with a caring volunteer. Homebound adults in Tucson, Green Valley and Sahuarita receive two meals a day, five days a week. Each meal is freshly prepared at one of ten partner healthcare facilities in Pima County to meet each client's specific nutritional needs. We envision a community where elderly and disabled adults thrive physically and emotionally in their own homes because they have ready access to appropriate, nutritious food and a compassionate network of support to ensure their health and safety.

We, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, as women of the church inspired by Mother M. Angeline Teresa, respond with faith, courage and love to the healing ministry of Christ. Our philosophy is stated in her words:Our mission is reflected in the philosophy of care inherent in all policies and practices promulgated within the health care facilities under our supervision, thereby charging administration, boards of directors and medical staff with promoting the Christian mission of healing and care.On a local level, each Home has a Mission Effectiveness Coordinator. Each coordinator assists in implementing the Mission Statement and the philosophy of the Congregation throughout that particular Carmelite facility and working with other Coordinators to reinforce our mission through

Shepherd's Center of Chesterfield enriches the lives of adults 60 and over by offering opportunities for interfaith community service, lifelong learning and assistance in maintaining a healthy and independent lifestyle. We work closely with our volunteers, donors and community partners to fulfill our mission by providing: Free, accompanied transportation to medical appointments, pharmacies and for grocery shopping, including food pantriesA minor home repair service for home safety and independent living securityA low-cost lifelong learning program to help maintain overall physical and mental health and keep seniors socially connected with the community at largeA variety of opportunities to volunteer within the organization to help them stay active and to live a life that truly matters