ETHOS OFFERS FREE MEALS FOR FEDERAL WORKERS DURING SHUTDOWN

FURLOUGHED WORKERS WHO ARE 60 AND OLDER CAN DINE FOR FREE AT MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY CAFÉ LOCATIONS

BOSTON (January 25, 2019) – Ethos, a Boston non-profit which provides community-based services for older adults and the disabled, is offering free meals for federal workers who are furloughed because of the government shutdown. Federal workers who are 60 and over, along with their spouses, can dine on healthy, nutritious meals, at 44 Community Café locations throughout Boston.

Ethos oversees the Boston Elder Nutrition Program and serves more than 2.1 million federal, state and city subsidized meals for seniors in Boston each year, delivered to the home through its Meals on Wheels initiative, or in community settings throughout city neighborhoods.

“Federal employees work very hard to make sure our country is secure, our seniors receive the supports and benefits they need, our food is safe and air is clean, and so much more,” said Dale Mitchell, CEO, Ethos. “We just want federal workers to know that our Community Café programs are available to help them through this budget impasse.”

Adequate nutrition is necessary for health, functionality and the ability to remain independent. Healthy eating can increase mental acuity, resistance to illness and disease, energy levels, immune system strength, recuperation speed and the ability to manage chronic health problems. The Boston Elder Nutrition Program ensures that seniors have access to adequate nutrition even when family support, mobility and resources are lacking.

Ethos’ Community Cafés caters to many tastes, with menus that feature a variety of different cuisines including typical American, Caribbean and African-American. Each location is meant to be a to be comfortable, familiar place where older adults can spend time with friends, new and old, while sharing a healthy nutritious meal.

For more information about the Boston Elder Nutrition Program at Ethos, to find a Community Café location, or to make a referral, please visit www.ethocare.org/nutrition, email meals@ethocare.org or call 617-477-6606. A listing of Community Café locations is also included with this announcement. Per federal regulations, Ethos must participants for a donation however, it is not required to participate or dine.

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