MEALS ON WHEELS COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND
Program Description
“Meals on Wheels programs are experiencing increased demand, with four in five programs reporting that new meal requests have doubled since March 1, 2020, when concerns over COVID-19 and social distancing measures began taking hold.”
“Nearly 9.5 million seniors are threatened by hunger 5.5 million of which are food insecure or very low food secure.”
-mealsonwheelsamerica.org
The Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response Fund is accepting donations for seniors in need during the pandemic from individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations.
Donated funds will be used by Meals on Wheels to:
- Stock up on food and supplies.
- Subsidize home delivery of meals (transportation and personnel costs.)
- Check-in on isolated seniors through phone reassurance and technology.
- In-kind and other product distribution to help the hardest-hit communities.
- Public awareness of senior malnutrition.
- Senior safety and infection control measures.
Meals on Wheels America supports thousands of programs across the country dedicated to helping solve the problem of senior hunger and isolation by in-home or senior center delivery of nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks. The organization funds research in the area of senior hunger and isolation with reports on In-Home Senior Safety, Hunger in Older Adults, and Partnerships Between Meals on Wheels and Healthcare.
source:mealsonwheelsamerica.org
COVID-19 Senior Programs
Aging Programs
Senior Health Programs
Elderly Nutrition and Senior Meal Delivery Programs
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