March 16, 2011
On Wednesday, March 23, LIFE ElderCare’s Meals On Wheels program will join other communities around the country for the 2011 Mayors for Meals Day. Mayors Bob Wasserman of Fremont, David Smith of Newark and four City Council members from the Tri-City area will be participating in the daily meal delivery to show support for seniors in their community. Read full press release
August 11, 2010
The Sobrato Family Foundation recently awarded LIFE ElderCare a 2:1 Challenge Grant to support general operations and community programming. This is the second Challenge Grant the organization has received from the Foundation during the past three years. Read full press release
March 22, 2010
LIFE ElderCare’s Meals On Wheels program will be joining other communities around the country for the 2010 Mayors For Meals Day. Mayors Bob Wasserman of Fremont, David Smith of Newark and Mark Green of Union City will be participating in the daily meal delivery to show support for seniors in their community. Read full press release
January 22, 2010
LIFE ElderCare Receives $5,000 from Cargill to Support Meals On Wheels - Cargill recently stepped forward with a $5,000 grant on behalf of LIFE ElderCare’s Meals On Wheels program. The organization’s request to the Cargill salt plant in Newark resulted in a local grant of $2,500 that was matched by $2,500 from Cargill’s corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. Read full press release
November 20, 2009
LIFE ElderCare is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $1,000 grant from Subaru of America, Inc. and Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) as part of Subaru’s “Share the Love” campaign. The grant funding will help the Meals on Wheels program serve nutritious meals to seniors in need during the month of December 2009. Read full press release
June 21, 2009
During the past four years, LIFE ElderCare’s Falls Prevention Program has helped over 750 frail seniors recover from the aftermath of falls and build the strength and flexibility necessary to avoid falls in the future. After completing a 12-week In Home Exercise Program, participants have reported up to a 29% improvement in mobility. A new $20,000 grant from the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program in southern Alameda County will give the organization the ability to expand this program by adding a registered nurse case management component that will test the sustainability of these results. Read full press release
May 20, 2009
LIFE ElderCare was recently awarded a $20,000 matching grant from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation to provide core support for the organization’s mission; helping frail, homebound seniors living iFremont, Newark and Union City, California. Read full press release
May 13, 2009
LIFE ElderCare launches new website to help Tri-City seniors. Project funded through a grant from The California Wellness Foundation. Read full press release
March 11, 2009
LIFE ElderCare has been awarded a grant from Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) and the Wal-Mart Foundation to support our local program in doing what it does best - provide hot nourishing meals to frail, homebound seniors. Read full press release
March 5, 2009
LIFE ElderCare To Host Mayors For Meals Day on March 18, 2009.
Mayors Bob Wasserman of Fremont and David Smith of Newark, along with a volunteer driver, will help deliver meals to frail, homebound seniors. Read full press release
