– Grant Will Fortify Nutrition Services to New York Metro Citizens Living with Life-Altering Illnesses –
Brooklyn, NY – December 9, 2014 – God’s Love We Deliver announced receipt of a $20,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation. The grant will help support the organization’s nutrition services for New York Metro households affected by life-altering illnesses.
“We have seen a surge in demand for our programs and services in the last few years,” says Chief Development Officer David Ludwigson. “Our client base only continues to grow. Alcoa Foundation helps us stay true to our core principles. We will never have a waiting list, our services are free of charge, and our meals are provided the next delivery day to anyone living with a life-altering illness who calls us for help.”
Founded in 1985, in response to the AIDS pandemic, God’s Love has cooked and delivered over 15 million nutritious, individually tailored meals for their clients. Now with an expanded mission that includes households affected by cancer, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s disease and others, the nutrition organization has experienced an increase in demand of more than 76% in the last seven years.
“We’re grateful to the Alcoa Foundation for all of their support, as funders and as volunteers,” said Mr. Ludwigson. “With their help, we will be able to serve more clients, their children and senior caregivers living in households affected by serious illness.”
Alcoa Foundation’s generous support of God’s Love We Deliver far exceeds their $20,000 grant. They have run the annual Race to Deliver fundraiser for God’s Love and Alcoa Foundation volunteers are often in the God’s Love kitchen, helping the organization cook and prepare their nutritious meals.
“The impact of this grant is great,” said Ludwigson. “We know that good nutrition can help our clients manage their illness and improve their health. Having nutritious, individually tailored meals delivered right to our clients’ homes brings them relief from stress and worry about food. We could not continue to meet the complex nutritional needs of our clients without the incredible support of friends in the community like Alcoa Foundation. As we enter our thirtieth year, we are humbled and grateful to have been able to continue this vital service.”
About God’s Love We Deliver
God’s Love is the New York metropolitan area’s leading provider of life-sustaining meals and nutrition counseling for people living with severe illnesses. Begun as an HIV/AIDS service organization, today God’s Love provides for people living with more than 200 individual diagnoses. God’s Love cooks and home delivers the specific, nutritious meals a client’s severe illness and treatment so urgently require. Meals are individually tailored for each client by one of our Registered Dietitians, and all clients have access to unlimited nutrition counseling. God’s Love supports families by providing meals for the children and senior caregivers of its clients. All of the agency’s services are provided free of charge, and in its history of nearly 30 years, God’s Love We Deliver has never had a waiting list. For more information, visit www.godslovewedeliver.org. Follow God’s Love on Facebook and follow them on Twitter, @godslovenyc. God’s Love is a non-sectarian organization.
About Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S., with assets of approximately US$446 million. Founded more than 50 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than US$550 million since 1952. In 2011, Alcoa Foundation contributed more than US$20 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the world, building innovative partnerships, engaging its people to improve the environment and educating tomorrow’s leaders. The work of Alcoa Foundation is further enhanced by Alcoa’s thousands of employee volunteers who share their energy, passion and purpose to make a difference in the communities where Alcoa operates. Through the company’s signature Month of Service program, in 2011, a record 56 percent of Alcoa employees took part in more than 1,200 events across 24 countries, reaching 81,000 children, serving 9,000 meals, planting 34,000 trees and supporting 1,800 nonprofit organizations. More information can be found at www.alcoafoundation.com.
