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PetSmart Charities Grants $500,000 to Meals on Wheels

By Jackie Brown

, June 15, 2022

Meals on Wheels America announced in February that it received a half-million dollar grant from PetSmart Charities to support pet-assistance services for pet-owning older adults, with an emphasis on underfunded areas and populations.

A joint study from the two groups last year that looked into the needs of homebound seniors found that 48% of Meals on Wheels clients receiving pet support did not have anyone else other than Meals on Wheels to help them with pets.

The study also identified service gaps in Meals on Wheels’ pet assistance offerings, which the new grant will help to address.

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Jackie Brown

Pet expert Jackie Brown has spent 20 years following her passion for animals as a writer and editor in the pet publishing industry. She is contributing writer for National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness: The Veterinarian’s Approach to At-Home Animal Care (April 2019) and author of the book It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: Making Sense of Animal Phrases (Lumina Press, 2006). Jackie is a regular contributor to pet and veterinary industry media and is the former editor of numerous pet magazines, including Dog World, Natural Dog, Puppies 101, Kittens 101 and the Popular Cats Series. Prior to starting her career in publishing, Jackie spent eight years working in veterinary hospitals where she assisted veterinarians as they treated dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, reptiles, birds and one memorable lion cub. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons and miniature poodle Jäger. Reach her at jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com.

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