At MIFA, ‘We had to get the meals out’
Sally Jones Heinz
Sally Jones Heinz, a native Memphian, is president and CEO of MIFA, a 51-year-old nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs.
How could we continue to deliver MIFA Meals on Wheels, a service that, by design, is face-to-face, during social isolation? Our answer stretched our imaginations and our capacity.
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We will soon stop daily deliveries to protect both our clients and our volunteers and staff. That’s why we’re working now to get as many frozen and shelf-stable meals into seniors’ homes as we can, in case a day comes when we can’t deliver at all.
Despite pandemic, wheels still rolling at MIFA
Since March, it has received 3,341 applications for emergency financial assistance with 80% of the requests citing COVID-19 as the reason for applying.
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