To receive Meals on Wheels

For more than 35 years Meals on Wheels has provided a hot nutritious noon meal delivered by dedicated volunteers.  Over 4,000 meals are delivered a month to an average of 190 recipients by about 95 regular volunteers and hundreds of volunteers in organizations and businesses.

 Meals are delivered Monday through Friday.  An additional delivery is available on Saturday, the regular hot meal and a cold picnic lunch for Sunday, for those with more extreme nutritional needs. 

Meals are prepared by Jennie Edmundson Hospital under the supervision of a registered dietician with the highest quality foods and home baked items.  Milk is available upon request.

Our commitment is to provide service to those who want to remain independent in their own homes with the help of a nutritious meal.

To receive Meals on Wheels, the following criteria should be met by recipients who:

Would likely be admitted to a nursing home or assisted living facility if meals were not available

Are recovering following discharge from a hospital or nursing home

Are ill or handicapped and unable to prepare meals and have not available assistance with meal preparation, or lack the proper nutritional support from spouse, family or caregivers due to burnout, neglect or abuse.

Are age 60 or older ( some meals are available for those under age 60 through a referral from a health care personnel


Also a Meals on Wheels recipient should:

Be willing to admit meal delivery volunteers into their home 

Be able to feed themselves or have arrangements for someone to feed them

Agree to complete a registration form, which a copy will be forwarded onto Southwest 8 Senior Services our area office on aging.

Be willing to contribute what they are able to afford toward the cost of their meals (the suggested contribution price per hot meal is $7.70)