MAXIMUS Foundation Provides Financial Support to Non-Profit Organizations Serving Disadvantaged Populations
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that the MAXIMUS Foundation has distributed more than $399,000 in grants to 137 non-profit organizations in 27 states as part of its most recent grant cycle.
The MAXIMUS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of MAXIMUS, providing financial assistance to many of the same disadvantaged populations and local communities that MAXIMUS serves as an operator of health and human services programs. The MAXIMUS Foundation is completely funded by MAXIMUS and its employees, and provides grants to local community organizations with programs and projects in the areas of child and youth development, health and community development.
“We are so impressed with our non-profit grantees who work diligently to empower a variety of people,” commented Dr. John Boyer, Chairman of the MAXIMUS Foundation. “This was among the most competitive grant cycles we have seen and we were able to support more grantees than ever before thanks to the giving spirit and financial support of the MAXIMUS team.”
The grants were distributed to the following organizations:
| Arizona: |
| Crisis Nursery, Inc. |
| ICAN |
| California: |
| America On Track |
| Assistance League of Palm Springs Desert Area |
| California Youth Connection |
| Colette's Children's Home (CCH) |
| Covenant House California |
| Desert Arc |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families |
| Empower Yolo, Inc. |
| Food For Thought |
| Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) |
| Pacific Clinics |
| Parents Helping Parents |
| Project Ninety Inc. |
| Society for the Blind |
| United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) |
| Women Helping Women |
| Youth Homes, Inc. |
| Colorado: |
| Colorado Institute of Developmental Pediatrics |
| Denver Options, Inc. |
| HopeWest |
| Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center |
| Connecticut: |
| Malta House of Care Foundation, Inc. |
| District of Columbia: |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |
| For Love of Children |
| Mentors, Inc. |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| SOME, Inc. |
| Voice for Adoption |
| Florida: |
| Daystar Life Center, Inc. |
| Kids House of Seminole, Inc. |
| Religious Community Services, Inc. |
| Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center |
| Georgia: |
| Cool Girls Inc. |
| Project Open Hand/Atlanta, Inc. |
| YouthSpark, Inc. |
| Idaho: |
| Family Care Center |
| Life's Kitchen, Inc. |
| Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. |
| Illinois: |
| Casa Central Social Services Corporation |
| Chicago Run |
| Countryside Association for People with Disabilities Inc. |
| Garden Center Services |
| Guardian Angel Community Services |
| Have Dreams |
| Lakeview Pantry |
| Milestone, Inc. |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank |
| Ravenswood Community Services |
| Senior Services Plus, Inc. |
| Shelter, Inc. |
| South Central Community Services Inc. |
| The Peace Corner Youth Center |
| The Posse Foundation, Inc. |
| Urban Initiatives Inc. |
| Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago |
| Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc. |
| Indiana: |
| Damar Services |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. |
| Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities |
| Kansas: |
| Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy, Inc. |
| Louisiana: |
| Child Advocacy Services, Inc. |
| Massachusetts: |
| Artists For Humanity |
| Cambridge Community Center, Inc. |
| Community Art Center |
| Community Servings |
| Healing Abuse Working for Change |
| Horizons for Homeless Children |
| More Than Words |
| Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc. |
| Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger |
| Triangle, Inc. |
| Wellmet Project, Inc. |
| Women's Lunch Place |
| Maryland: |
| Center for Urban Families |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates, Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. |
| SEEC |
| Shepherd's Table |
| The Arc of Frederick County |
| The Foundation Schools |
| The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults |
| Michigan: |
| EVE, Inc. |
| North Carolina: |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, BackPack Weekend Food Program |
| The Barnabas Network |
| New Jersey: |
| Boys & Girls Club of Trenton-Mercer County |
| Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Mercer County |
| Jewish Family Service of MetroWest |
| New Mexico: |
| La Casa, Inc. |
| New York: |
| "I Have A Dream" Foundation – New York |
| Abilities First, Inc. |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc. |
| Comunilife, Inc. |
| Concern for Independent Living |
| Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City, Inc. |
| Maternity and Early Childhood Foundation, Inc. |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship – New York Metro |
| Reaching Out Community Services, Inc. |
| St Catherine's Center for Children |
| Uniting Against Lung Cancer |
| Ohio: |
| New Avenues to Independence, Inc. |
| North Coast Community Homes |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern PA |
| Marley's Mission |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania |
| South Carolina: |
| Sistercare, Inc. |
| Tennessee: |
| On Point |
| Texas: |
| Children's Craniofacial Association |
| Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer |
| Crossroads Community Services |
| Dallas Furniture Bank |
| Girls on the Run Greater Houston |
| Hays-Caldwell Women's Center |
| Heroes for Children |
| Manos de Cristo |
| Mental America of Greater Dallas |
| Mi Escuelita Preschool |
| Rio Grande Children's Home |
| San Antonio OASIS |
| Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation |
| The Women's Home |
| Transplants for Children |
| Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center, d/b/a SafePlace |
| Voices for Children of San Antonio Community Research Center |
| Virginia: |
| Children's Trust |
| FACETS Cares, Inc. |
| Jill's House, Inc. |
| Liberty's Promise |
| Reading and Education for Adult Development |
| Safe Harbor |
| The Women's Center |
| William Byrd Community House |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts |
| Vermont: |
| VSA Vermont Inc. |
| Wisconsin: |
| Community Advocates |
| My Home, Your Home, Inc. |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center |
About MAXIMUS
MAXIMUS is a leading operator of government health and human services programs in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia. The Company delivers business process services to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and quality of government-sponsored benefit programs, such as the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Health Insurance BC (British Columbia), as well as welfare-to-work and child support programs around the globe. The Company's primary customer base includes federal, provincial, state, county and municipal governments. Operating under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People®, MAXIMUS has more than 13,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.maximus.com.
MAXIMUS
Lisa Miles, 703-251-8637
lisamiles@maximus.com
Source: MAXIMUS
Released December 24, 2014