Courtesy of MOWGLV
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley (MOWGLV), a nonprofit that provides homebound seniors and adults with disabilities freshly prepared nutritious meals and a daily wellness check, received $15,000 from the 2025-26 Trusted Response Fund.
According to a press release from MOWGLV, part of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation’s Capacity Building Leadership Grantmaking, the funds from the grant will support the launch of the “Nourishing Neighbors” Rapid Response Meal Program.
“We’re incredibly grateful to the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation and the Trusted Response Fund supporters for investing in programs that meet urgent community needs,” said Dina Kovats-Bernat, Director of Development & Communications at Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley. “This funding allows us to launch the Nourishing Neighbors Program, a collaboration with Valley Health Partners, and respond quickly when patients are screened as food insecure, ensuring they receive immediate nutritional support while connecting them to longer-term resources in the community.”
The Nourishing Neighbors program, a collaboration between MOWGLV and Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, provides immediate nutritional support to patients identified as food-insecure by providing shelf-stable food boxes and connecting individuals to local food pantries for additional support.
Officials say the grant is made possible through contributions from the following fundholders, who contribute to foundation-directed grantmaking:
Comcast Corporation
The Pine Fund
Lehigh Valley Helping Hand Fund
Donald & Alice Farquharson Fund
Leonard A. Wenzel Memorial Fund for South Bethlehem
Outdoor Recreation Fund for Youth
Luther J. Hottle Fund
William C. Rybak Fund for People with Disabilities
John L. Daniel & Carol Holben-Daniel Fund
Margaret Ann Bachert Fund
Ben Franklin Trust Fund
Eugene G. Grace, Jr. Fund
250th Book Fund
Deborah S. Haight Fund
Anthony J. Ruggiero Fund
Martina M. Malone Fund
Randy H. & Ramona A. Bruch Fund
E. Spencer & Nellie C. Addison Fund
Betsy & Jack Jordan Fund
Michael C. Schrader Fund
Greene Family Fund
Link Family Fund
Margot Hillman and Steven W. Kraft
For more information on the Trusted Response Fund, visit
www.lehighvalleyfoundation.org/lvcf-awards-grants-from-trusted-response-fund/.
About Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley
The release says Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley is a private, nonprofit organization serving all of Lehigh and Northampton Counties and portions of Carbon County in Pennsylvania. Their mission is to provide nutritious meals and foster social connection across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
They’ve become an integral part of the lives of over 2,000 seniors and adults with disabilities in the Lehigh Valley. The non-profit says from the age of 19 to the remarkable milestone of 107, their clients encompass a diverse range of individuals, each with unique needs and stories.
Learn more about MOWGLV by visiting mowglv.org/about/