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Millions of seniors face hunger, isolation and other challenges that impact their health and well-being. Learn how Meals on Wheels helps address these growing issues.

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Meals on Wheels Waitlists

Every year, Meals on Wheels serves over 2 million seniors, but that’s only a fraction of those waiting for help. As America’s senior population grows, the need is outpacing the capacity of local Meals on Wheels providers — and the result is a national crisis of waitlists.

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From meal delivery to research and advocacy, our work supports the health, connection and independence of seniors across the country.

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End the Wait®

Every year, Meals on Wheels serves over 2 million seniors, but that’s only a fraction of those waiting for help. At Meals on Wheels America, we have a plan to End the Wait and ensure that every senior who needs Meals on Wheels, gets it. And we need your help.

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A Transformational Investment in America’s Seniors from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

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A Transformational Investment in America’s Seniors from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
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For more than 50 years, Meals on Wheels has remained the most effective solution to address senior hunger and isolation. Now, working with our network, Meals on Wheels America has a bigger, bolder plan to serve more seniors.

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20 Million Pet Meals and Counting: How Meals on Wheels and PetSmart Charities Keep Seniors and Pets Together

For many older adults, pets provide vital social connection. But keeping a furry friend happy and healthy can feel impossible on a fixed income. That’s where Meals on Wheels Loves Pets, a grant program powered by PetSmart Charities®, comes in. Since 2020, local Meals on Wheels providers have delivered 20 million pet meals to beloved animals nationwide.

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A Trail of Goodness

A Trail of Goodness

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...

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Shirley Depends on Meals on Wheels When Her Family Cannot Be There

Shirley, a Meals on Wheels client in Dallas, TX.

Shirley Depends on Meals on Wheels When Her Family Cannot Be There

Shirley is 77 years old and lives in Dallas, Texas. She loves her large print word search puzzles and does them every day. Three of her four children live nearby and stop by t...

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How One Volunteer Built Decades of Connections Through Meals on Wheels

How One Volunteer Built Decades of Connections Through Meals on Wheels

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...

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The Life-Changing and Cost Saving Benefits of Falls Prevention

The Life-Changing and Cost Saving Benefits of Falls Prevention

Some of the most significant challenges to our coveted independence are those inevitably brought on by the natural process of aging. It’s these largely out-of-our-control hu...

Try Not To Love Snowball the Cat and Her Human, Joan

Senior client Joan and her cat, Snowball

Try Not To Love Snowball the Cat and Her Human, Joan

Joan and Snowball have built a safe and loving world around each other, living more than 10 years in the same home together.

Issues
Millions of seniors face hunger, isolation and other challenges that impact their health and well-being. Learn how Meals on Wheels helps address these growing issues.

Learn more about the issues
Our Work
From meal delivery to research and advocacy, our work supports the health, connection and independence of seniors across the country.

Read more about our work
Impact & Stories
See how Meals on Wheels changes lives through real stories, powerful outcomes and the national movement to support our senior neighbors.
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20 Million Pet Meals and Counting: How Meals on Wheels and PetSmart Charities Keep Seniors and Pets Together

A Trail of Goodness

Shirley Depends on Meals on Wheels When Her Family Cannot Be There

How One Volunteer Built Decades of Connections Through Meals on Wheels

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The Life-Changing and Cost Saving Benefits of Falls Prevention

Try Not To Love Snowball the Cat and Her Human, Joan

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