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Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland's charitable mission is to enable people to live independently at home through the provision of nutritious meals, personal contact and related services. By providing nutritious, home-delivered meals, personalized education and support services, and in-home care management, MOWCM impacts social, behavioral and environmental determinants of health resulting from isolation and poverty.

Our Mission is to furnish nutritious meals and combat social isolation. The nourishment and compassion we deliver benefits our recipients to live with independence and dignity. The meals we deliver along with the midday safety checks, provides the peace of mind for family members. Currently we serve five communities. We receive no government funding; we are funded by reasonable fees plus community support.

The Virginia Home is a private, nonprofit 130-bed facility providing nursing, therapeutic and residential care to adult Virginians with irreversible physical disabilities. The Home exists to provide compassionate, professional care and to ensure that the lifelong comfort and security of these individuals will never be compromised, regardless of ability to pay. The staff develops and seeks to improve the physical, social and emotional lives of those living with a severe disabling condition, helping them to live active, meaningful lives.

The mission of The Campus Kitchens Project is to use service as a tool to: Strengthen Bodies by using existing resources to meet hunger and nutritional needs in our communities; Empower Minds by providing leadership and service learning opportunities to college students, and educational benefits to adults, seniors, children, and families in need; and Build Communities by fostering a new generation of community-minded adults through resourceful and mutually beneficial partnerships among students, social service agencies, businesses and universities.

Al & Friends is to lift up members of the community who suffer from the most pressing challenges: hunger, homelessness, and poverty. Our organization thrives because we are an effective social service provider, a consistent presence, and a growing local network of dedicated citizens built from within the community that we serve. By serving thoughtfully planned meals regularly, Al & Friends helps bring dignity to people's lives, nurtures benevolent values within our community, and invites everyone to get involved in doing something that matters.

The Center for Hope Hospice provides terminally ill patients with the natural, humane care known as hospice and their families or loved ones with physical, emotional, and spiritual support during their time of need. The Center brings to its patients a new, caring quality of life that actively supports the individual's right to live out the remainder of their life with dignity and in comfort, surrounded by the love of family and friends, and eased from the burdens of distress be it physical, emotional, spiritual, financial or social.​ The Center provides family and loved ones with the opportunity to discover and embrace the gift of life as they journey through loss. The Center welcomes all terminally ill patients, their families and loved ones without concern for race, ethnicity, religious affiliation or ability to pay.

The mission of Beechwood is to provide a high level of care designed to improve the quality of life for residents of the home. The mission is accomplished by: Promoting resident’s independence and rehabilitation in a comfortable, enjoyable, family-like home, with personalized services that foster hope and mutual support. Offering – as a non-profit, philanthropic, non-sectarian, skilled nursing home –specialized, extensive, long term health services to male and female adults of every race, creed, national origin, and economic status who have incurable, chronic, and disabling neurologic conditions. Providing for the needs of the whole person through resident oriented services such as: physical therapy, quality meal service and a full range of social, cultural, religious, and recreational activities.

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

Chief Seattle Club's mission statement is to provide a sacred space to nurture, affirm, and renew the spirit of Urban Native Peoples. Founded in 1970, the Club is a day center for homeless/low-income Native Americans in Seattle, Washington. Seven days a week, 364 days a year, 100~ members come to the Club for basic needs such as hot meals, showers, and laundry services. We gain their trust and act as a gateway to a broad range of coordinated social services, including health care; mental health; housing assistance; legal aid; access to benefits; substance abuse intake and referrals; cultural, art, and spiritual activities. We partner with a variety of non-profit and government agencies to leverage coordinated on-site services to our members.

Samaritan Hospice provides specialized medical care and emotional support for people facing serious and progressive illness in the comfort of their homes or other residences. Samaritan offers an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual support coordinators, bereavement counselors and volunteers to help patients and their families live as fully and comfortably as possible through individualized plans of symptom management and emotional support. Services are provided regardless of financial circumstances. Samaritan has been an innovative provider of hospice care since its inception in 1980. It is now one of the 15 largest providers of hospice care in the country. It has cared for more patients than any other hospice in the Middle Atlantic States and remains on the cutting edge of hospice care.

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.