The Food Bank of Central Louisiana Receives Maximus Foundation Grant as Part of 2024 Annual Giving
Maximus Foundation Awards Over $2 Million to 209 Nonprofits Nationwide for Community Development, Youth Development, and Healthcare Services
Maximus, a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, announced that the Maximus Foundation awarded ORGANIZATION NAME a $10,000 grant as part of its annual giving to 209 nonprofit organizations across the United States this year.
In 2024, the Maximus Foundation provided $10,000 grants to each awardee, with focus areas including homelessness prevention, job training programs, youth development, and education programs. The number of grantees represents a 9% increase over the number of 2023 grant recipients.
“This grant funding will provide general operation support for the Food Bank of Central Louisiana,” stated Jayne Wright-Velez, executive director of the Food Bank. “We are so grateful for the continued support from the Maximus Foundation,” she continued.
"On behalf of the Maximus Foundation, I congratulate the Food Bank of Central Louisiana on becoming a 2024 Maximus Foundation grantee," said Arvenita Washington Cherry, Maximus Foundation President. "The Food Bank of Central Louisiana is part of an inspiring group of nonproifts that are truly driving change by engaging, encouraging, and supporting all the members of its communities. Their work reminds us that, together, we can empower individuals and families in every community."
The Maximus Foundation, founded by the company’s board of directors in 2000, has awarded more than 3,000 grants totaling more than $15 million throughout its history. It is committed to supporting organizations and programs that promote self-sufficiency through improved health, child, family, and community development. The nonprofits receiving grants in 2024 from the Maximus Foundation provide a wide range of critical services, programs, and training.
For more information on the Maximus Foundation, including full reports on previous grantees, please visit: www.maximus.com/foundation
About the Food Bank of Central Louisiana
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana is a non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger in central Louisiana. The Food Bank distributes food and grocery products to needy families through a network of approved charitable agencies in the following eleven parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon and Winn.
About Maximus Foundation
As the philanthropic arm of Maximus, the Foundation extends the mission of the Company by identifying and awarding grants to partners with specialized expertise to deliver results within the same populations and communities served by the public programs the Company operates. The Maximus Foundation is completely funded by Maximus and its employees, in partnership with local community organizations with programs and projects in the areas of child and youth development, health, and community development.
About Maximus
As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. For more information, visit https://maximus.com
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