Mom’s Meals®, the leading food as medicine solutions provider, and USAging, the national association representing and supporting the national network of Area Agencies on Aging, are seeking nominations for the 2025 Community Champion Award. This award underscores the value of the case manager’s role in supporting whole health in their communities and promotes awareness of the importance of nutrition in overall health — particularly to support individuals who want to age at home, and to support the management of chronic conditions.
“Case managers play a critical role in helping those who face nutrition insecurity,” said John Phillips, vice president of national program development for Mom’s Meals. “They work diligently to ensure access to nutritious foods to help their clients remain at home, out of the hospital or nursing home and better manager chronic health conditions. This partnership with USAging is one way that we can recognize case managers and extend our gratitude for their outstanding work in their local communities.”
“Nutrition plays an important role in staying healthy as we age,” said Sandy Markwood, USAging Chief Executive Officer. “USAging’s members know that case managers who connect directly with older adults to provide a variety of services – including nutrition – help ensure older adults can live well at home, which is where they want to be. USAging is proud to collaborate with Mom’s Meals in recognizing the important role case managers play in helping improve the health and well-being of older adults and communities.”
Nominations are being accepted for this year’s award. The 2025 Community Champion will be announced at the USAging 50th Annual Conference July 20-23 in Chicago. Nominees do not have to be contracted with Mom’s Meals to be eligible; however, they must be from a USAging member agency. The last day for nominations is Friday, May 2.
This is the fifth year Mom’s Meals and USAging have collaborated on the Community Champion Award. The nomination form and previous award winners can be found here.
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About Mom’s Meals
Mom’s Meals is the leading provider of comprehensive food as medicine solutions with published improved health outcomes that drive lasting change. This includes fully prepared, refrigerated, medically tailored home-delivered meals delivered to any address nationwide, oral nutritional supplements, produce and pantry boxes, nutritional education, nutritional counseling, other forms of nutrition support and personalized engagement. These solutions are provided through Medicaid or Medicare Advantage health plan benefits or for direct purchase. At Mom’s Meals, our mission is to improve lives through better nutrition at home through our long-term care, condition management, post-discharge and nutrition insecurity programs. For more information, visit www.momsmeals.com.
About USAging
USAging is the national association representing and supporting the network of Area Agencies on Aging and advocating for the Title VI Native American Aging Programs. Our members help older adults and people with disabilities throughout the United States live with optimal health, well-being, independence and dignity in their homes and communities. For more information, visit usaging.org and follow @theUSAging on Facebook, X and Instagram.