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Meals on Wheels is powered by people just like you. Together, we are more than 2.4 million seniors, 2 million volunteers, 100,000 dedicated staff and tens of thousands of donors strong. These are the stories of our Meals on Wheels network.
On the surface, there’s nothing extraordinary about knocking on a door until you meet a Meals on Wheels volunteer. Then, you see a knock for what it is: a conduit to building a deep connection with a stranger that endures far beyond a nutritious meal. [READ]
Debbie is an inspiring Meals on Wheels volunteer with a very special story. When Dennis, a client who is deaf, lost the ability to read lips during the pandemic, Debbie leaped in to teach herself adult sign language. [READ]
Joan and Snowball have built a safe and loving world around each other, living more than 10 years in the same home together. [READ]
Hilton employees volunteer their time to place weekly phone calls to hundreds of Meals on Wheels clients sheltering at home and alone. One of those seniors dubbed the calling volunteers their “Calling Angels” because of the critical service and friendship they provide. [READ]
Eulalia relies on Meals on Wheels to provide nutritious meals and to facilitate the activities that enable her to continue to live with independence and in her own home. And, she loves the volunteers! All the cards that Meals on Wheels volunteers have given her hang on the side of her refrigerator as a constant reminder that she is not alone. [READ]
Asaiah Edwards is not a typical Meals on Wheels volunteer. For starters, he was born in the 1990s, while most Meals on Wheels volunteers are Baby Boomers. The newly minted college graduate is a popular fixture in his Mercer County, New Jersey Meals on Wheels program where he volunteered through his entire college career. Upon his graduation, Asaiah looks back on his many hours delivering meals as some of his best and most meaningful college memories. “It’s about more than delivering meals.” [READ]