OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Community Foundation and it partners are celebrating a huge milestone in grants providing meals for older adults. According to Feeding America, more than 672,000 people in Oklahoma are food insecure. In that group, sadly, 224,000 or 1 in 4 are children. “Mobile meals are wonderful. We provide warm meals, caring conversation and a personal connection for people who can’t leave their homes,” said Gwen Wallace, Mobile Meals Director for St. Luke Baptist Church in Spencer. “We are so honored to partner with the Foundation to provide this important service to members of our community.” The Foundation alongside generous donors say, grants totaling $175,450 have been awarded to 54 mobile meal partners in central Oklahoma for the 2024 grant cycle. Since 2008, Foundation leaders say it has handed out $1,026,600 to mobile meal programs in central Oklahoma. Gov. Stitt tackles drone sightings & safety in aerial threats The mobile meals partners under the banner of Oklahoma City community Foundation provide nutritional support to older adults, regardless of income, who cannot leave their homes without assistance or prepare meals themselves. “The mobile meal program is vital for older adults who want to enjoy independence and live longer, healthier lives in their homes,” said Trisha Finnegan, OCCF President and CEO. “By working together with generous donors and these outstanding partners, we are making a meaningful difference for people who need food, a caring smile and encouragement in their daily lives.” Here is a list of grants awarded to churches and organizations that provide home-delivered meals: All Souls Episcopal Church Bethany First Church of the Nazarene Britton Road Church of Christ Chapel Hill UMC Choctaw United Methodist Church Church of the Resurrection - Episcopal Church of the Servant UMC Cornerstone UMC Countryside Baptist Church Covenant Presbyterian Church Crossings Community Church Crown Heights Christian Church Crown Heights UMC Edmond Mobile Meals Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church First Baptist Church of Choctaw First Baptist Church of Hicks Addition First Baptist Church of Midwest City First Christian Church of Midwest City First Presbyterian Church Israel Chapel CME Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City Jones First United Methodist Church Mayflower Congregational Church Messiah Lutheran Church Metropolitan Bible Church Mobile Meals of El Reno Mosaic United Methodist Church New Covenant Christian Church Nicoma Park Christian Church Norman Meals on Wheels Northeast Church of Christ Putnam City United Methodist Church South Lindsay Baptist Church Southern Hills United Methodist Church St. Christopher's Episcopal Church St. Eugene's Catholic Church St. Francis of Assisi St. James Baptist Church St. James the Greater Catholic Church St. John CME St. Luke Baptist Church St. Luke's United Methodist Church St. Mary CME St. Matthew United Methodist Church St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church St. Paul's Cathedral - Episcopal St. Philip Neri Catholic Church St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church Trinity Church of the Nazarene Village United Methodist Church Western Oaks Christian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church Yukon Mobile Meals To learn more about Oklahoma City Community Foundation's work in maximizing charitable funds click here.