Media Resources

January 11, 2022: Care to give? Betty White Challenge will help Ohio animal programs

March 14, 2022: 'Everything we do requires gasoline.' Meals on Wheels, businesses worry about gas prices

June 30, 2022: VANTAGE Aging’s Workforce Solutions Program helping fuel Ohio’s workforce with hands-on, paid job training

March 29, 2021: Alliance couple's generosity feeds Meals on Wheels clients

August 6, 2021: Meals on Wheels to raise funds with raffle event

October 8, 2021: Celebrating International Day of Old Persons: How this Nonprofit is supporting old people live independently with dignity

October 14, 2022: Vantage Aging: “Tenemos la oportunidad de vivir una segunda vida”

March 28, 2020: Meals on Wheels delivering 2 weeks worth of meals to seniors during coronavirus pandemic

April 3, 2020: Meals on Wheels continuing meal delivery

April 3, 2020: Stark County philanthropic collaborative announces funding

July 22, 2020: Meals On Wheels of Northeast Ohio centralizes kitchen operations

August 3, 2020: NE Ohio Meals on Wheels expands Massillon kitchen

• 1/3/2019 - VANTAGE Aging receives grant
• 1/9/2019 - New Year, No Excuses! Volunteer to Deliver
• 1/29/19 - Limited Meal Deliveries Jan. 30-31
• 2/1/19 - Meals on Wheels to benefit from cornhole fundraiser
• 2/20/19 - Stark & Wayne Meal Deliveries Cancelled
• 3/22/2019 - Pride and lack of information about SNAP keeps seniors from signing up, experts say (News 5 Cleveland)
• 3/25/19 - VANTAGE Celebrates RSVP
• 4/15/19 - Meals on Wheels awarded funding from Subaru
• 6/13/2019 - VANTAGE Aging Hosted the Senior Health & Services Fair to Promote Wellness in Aging Populations
• 6/19/2019 - Sandwich Generation looking for help balancing financial and family responsibilities (News 5 Cleveland)
• 7/12/2019 - Funds awarded to local organizations (Massillon Independent)
• 7/19/2019 - Meals on Wheels stressing communication as extreme heat blankets NE Ohio
• 7/21/2019 - Summit County group encourages employers to take CDC Health ScoreCard
• 7/23/2019 - Meal delivery a challenge for some rural Ohioans
• 9/4/2019 - Merger expands program's reach; Put Hunger in Park event set for Sept. 12
• 9/6/2019 - Meals on Wheels enables individuals to age in place (Canton Repository)
• 9/9/2019 - Meals on Wheels relies on dedicated volunteers (Canton Repository)
• 9/12/2019 - Meals on Wheels fundraiser seeks to 'put hunger in park'
• 12/20/2019 - Ted Watko takes over as CEO at VANTAGE Aging
• 12/24/19 - Agencies partner to offer behavioral health services to seniors

• 2/2/2018 - Senator Sykes Visits Meals on Wheels
• 2/27/18 - Gizelle Jones Hired at VANTAGE Aging
• 4/6/2018 - VANTAGE Announces 2018 SOAR Award Nominees
• 4/12/2018 - VANTAGE Aging to recognize SOAR Awards recipients (Akron.com)
• 5/4/2018 - VANTAGE SOAR Awards Honor Those Promoting Positive Aging in Summit County
• 5/10/2018 - County Executive Shapiro wins award for support on senior issues (Ohio.com)
• 5/12/2018 - Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Receives SOAR Award (Akron News Reporter)
• 6/12/2018 - VANTAGE Aging is Hosting Senior Health & Services Fair to Promote Wellness in Aging Populations
• 6/13/2018 - Summit County Adult Protective Services Is Hosting Elder Abuse Awareness Luncheon Series This June
• 6/14/2018 - Regional news briefs, Elder Abuse Series (Akron Beacon Journal)
• 6/14/2018 - Sarah Redoutey Promoted to VANTAGE Project Director for Portsmouth Region
• 6/28/2018 - VANTAGE Aging Is Participating in GIVE65 to Raise Money for Home Wellness Solutions
• 8/23/2018 - Akron-based Agency VANTAGE Aging Hosted Community At Grand Opening
• 9/19/2018 - VANTAGE Aging to host free job and career fair (Ohio.com)
• 10/2/2018 - Two of Ohio’s Largest Meals on Wheels Providers Scheduled to Merge
• 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties and Vantage Aging announce merger (Ohio.com)
• 10/2/2018 - Vantage Aging, Meals on Wheels of Stark, Wayne counties to merge (Cleveland.com)
• 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels, VANTAGE merger will boost services (The Alliance Review)
• 10/2/2018 - Meals on Wheels, VANTAGE merger will boost services (The Canton Repository)
• 11/15/2018 - VANTAGE Meals on Wheels joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru of America in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season
• 12/7/2018 - Akron Community Foundation announces $2.3 million in distributions, including first-ever capital grants (Cleveland.com)
• 12/18/2018 - VANTAGE Aging receives $23,190 Grant From the Northern Ohio Golf Charities & Foundation

• 1/19/17 - Mature Services Receives Grant for Program
• 1/27/17 - Young People Set to Lift the Spirits of Akron Seniors One Valentine's Day Card at a Time
• 2/23/17 - Mature Services Now Accepting Nominations for the Inaugural 2017 SOAR Awards
• 3/31/17 - Online Voting Now Open for Mature Services’ SOAR Online Community Awards
• 5/16/17 - Mature Services Celebrates RSVP Volunteers at Annual Recognition Luncheon
• 6/20/17 - Mature Services Holds Annual Health and Services Fair June 20, 2017
• 6/21/17 - Mature Services Receives $10,000 Grant from Akron Community Foundation
• 7/17/17 - Dozens of Valley Elderly Workers Furloughed
• 11/6/17 - Mature Services Receives $50,000 Grant from GAR Foundation
• 11/16/17 - Meals on Wheels of Mature Services joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season

• 4/27/16 - Mature Services Sponsors RSVP Appreciation Event
• 5/23/16 - Mature Services’ Experts to be Featured in Social Media Roundtable
  
• 6/23/16 - Mature Services Receives $1,000 from Meals on Wheels America to Help Start a Client Pet Support Program
  
• 6/28/16 - Taylor Vaughn of Mature Services Receives VISTA Award
  
• 9/1/16 - Mature Services in Summit County Needs Food Pantry Volunteers
  
• 9/22/16 - Support National Employ Older Workers Week September 18-24, 2016
  
• 10/26/16 - Innes Community Learning Center Fights Hunger in Akron
  
• 11/17/16 - Subaru Share the Love Event 2016
  
• 11/17/16 - Agency Helps Older Butler County Residents Find Jobs, Learn New Skills