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The Meals on Wheels 2025 Year in Review highlights how, despite rising costs and growing need, communities nationwide came together to keep seniors nourished and connected. From millions of meals delivered to record-breaking advocacy efforts and national recognition, this past year proves what’s possible when compassion drives action.
Every day, tens of thousands of older adults are told they must wait for Meals on Wheels. This three-part series shares powerful stories that reveal the human cost of waitlist...
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The holidays should be a time of warmth and togetherness, but for many older adults, they bring long Silent Nights filled with isolation. From rising costs to growing waitlist...
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At 77, Mildred risked her life crossing a Texas highway for food while waiting six months for Meals on Wheels. Her story captures the heartbreaking reality of seniors waiting ...
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After losing his sight at 54, retired teacher Robert Vinton faced challenges cooking and eating healthy meals on his own. A six-month waitlist delayed his access to Meals on W...
After retiring from 26 years of teaching kindergarten, Sara Bealer found a new calling with Meals on Wheels. For 20 years, she’s delivered meals — and friendship — to se...
After months on the Meals on Wheels waitlist, Michael and Rose Rothery found the daily meals they receive to be more than just nourishment. For Michael, who is in hospice care...
After losing his eyesight to glaucoma, Robert Holguin Sr. struggled with mobility, isolation and health challenges. Meals on Wheels provided more than nutritious meals — it ...
For more than two decades, Bob Starkes has been a lifeline for homebound seniors, delivering not just meals but companionship and care. Inspired by his father’s example, Bob...
Volunteers are the driving force behind Meals on Wheels, delivering nutritious meals, wellness checks, and companionship to millions of seniors each year. But with volunteeris...
When vision loss left Sharon isolated and struggling, Meals on Wheels stepped in with meals for her and pet care for her beloved dog, Kali Mae. Learn how Meals on Wheels partn...
Mrs. Janie Tope-Dawes, a 93-year-old Texan, once a poet, model, and secretary, faced deep isolation and health challenges after losing her husband and suffering a stroke. Livi...
In Birmingham, Alabama, Meals on Wheels volunteer Sonya Mitchell delivers more than food — she brings connection, compassion, and hope. From serving her hometown of Titusvil...
For nearly five decades, Anderson and Bernice Mahan have built a life centered on faith, family, and community service — raising 12 children, fostering more than 30 others, ...
Anna Maria Island rebuilds after two hurricanes; Meals on Wheels helps in aiding recovery, delivering meals and supporting displaced residents.
Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee provides vital relief before, during and after storms, ensuring seniors & families have food and support when disaster strikes.
Resilient Floridian Johnny Roberts faces storms, health struggles, and fighting isolation — but with Meals on Wheels, he receives vital care, meals, and connection.
Volunteer Melanie Nelson helps deliver meals and hope for Seniors, especially during disasters like hurricanes, where volunteers work tirelessly to ensure food reaches those i...
Meals on Wheels America celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024 with milestones like the End the Wait™ plan launch, impactful research, hurricane relief efforts, celebrity c...
Whitney Marti, a volunteer with Cabarrus Meals on Wheels in Concord, North Carolina, has spent over a decade delivering meals and providing companionship to seniors, inspired ...
