Meals on Wheels (MOW)

The home-delivered meals program, better known as Meals on Wheels, provides a critical service to home-bound, frail elderly, with the goal of improving health through adequate  nutrition to help them age in place. The program is open to those age 60 and older who are not able to get food and prepare their own meals due to illness or physical disabilities.

Program staff not only deliver a noon meal, but also serve as a safety check for these frail seniors who live alone. Because these seniors are at an increased risk of medical emergencies, falls and accidents, the routine meal delivery ensures that in case of an emergency, someone is coming into the home.

Meal deliveries also help break the isolation, as the meal drivers may often be the senior’s only contact that day. In addition, the Meals on Wheels drivers help seniors link to other community resources that may be needed.

Eligibility:

• Age 60 and older.
• Living alone without reliable help.
• Unable to get food or prepare a meal due to illness or physical disabilities.