Local Office on Aging Receives $7,500 Grant from Glick Philanthropies to Help Community Members Meet their Basic Needs
Roanoke, VA, July 8, 2025 – Local Office on Aging received a $7,500 grant from the Glick Community Relief Fund, a grant program of Glick Philanthropies that supports local nonprofit organizations to increase community members’ access to basic needs. The grant was one of 107 totaling $770,000 to organizations supporting communities across 12 states where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located.
The Glick Community Relief Fund focuses on increasing healthy food access, expanding accessible transportation, connecting community members to utility assistance, and prioritizing mental health support. This grant was one of 12 directed to Virginia-based organizations.
“Glick Philanthropies is committed to offering support to nonprofit organizations that are supporting our most vulnerable community members in accessing their basic needs,” said Ben Grande, Director of Philanthropy at Glick Philanthropies. “The efforts of these organizations are especially critical now as many of our neighbors will likely lose access to basic needs-related supports they rely on due to government funding cuts. Our work with the Glick Community Relief Fund allows us to help 107 organizations that are making meaningful contributions to communities, families, and individuals across the country.”
This grant was made possible by a nomination from Fairington Apartments of Roanoke. LOA has long supported seniors who reside at Fairington, and other housing communities with substantial senior populations, in Roanoke and surrounding areas. With the additional support from Glick Philanthropies, we will help ensure our Nutrition Programs, including Meals on Wheels, Senior Food Boxes, and more continue to be available for older adults in need. In Virginia, approximately one in twelve seniors experiences food insecurity.
2025 marks the ninth year that Glick Philanthropies has administered its property-nominated grant program. Through this initiative, over $5.5 million has been awarded to nearly 300 nonprofit organizations in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located.
Click HERE to learn more about Glick Philanthropies’ Community Relief Fund grant program.