Meals On Wheels: Case Study

On Tuesday evening, over fifty of our leaders from Auto, Innovation, and Recovery came to fight hunger and feed hope at the San Antonio Food Bank. Collectively they sorted through 20,330 pounds of food which resulted in 16,264 meals for the city of San Antonio and it's surrounding counties. It was an evening of camaraderie and fun that will never be forgotten.

The sun had just set on a chilly November evening in Mountain House, the sky was transitioning to dark black, as we Interactors set out into the neighborhood to collect donations for our first Thanksgiving Food Drive. Within 90 minutes we had collected nearly 200 pounds of nonperishable food, achieving a remarkable feat. It was then donated to Second Harvest Food Bank, a local charity in Modesto, CA. From there, the donations were distributed to families in need, helping them complete their Thanksgiving dinners.

They have volunteers who visit the elderly regularly. City meals has also provide workers and volunteers with Elder Abuse & Alzheimer’s Disease Training. The majority of the time meal deliverers are sometimes the only people who will see elderly’s who receive meals on a regular basis. For the most part they become familiar with the meal recipients’ personalities and their overall behaviors. Because of this, they are usually the first ones to notice if something is wrong. The Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have taught the staff to recognize the signs of elder abuse and how they should report

To help mitigate the threat of hunger that affects American families all over the country, The Salvation Army serves 60 million meals to anyone in need through its many soup kitchens, sit-down meal programs, food pantries and community gardens. As a fundamental part of this organization’s mission, these nutritional meals

This is but one of many story pages turned because of Saltillo United Methodist Church “Meals on Wheels” program. The outreach program began on January 2, 2012 as part of the church’s Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation Initiative, and has since flourished into a ministry of its own. The purpose of the mission is to deliver hot, nutritious meals to

The last week of our time here we all had the opportunity to go down to the soup kitchen for a few hours to help serve the guests. When we arrived, Randy, the co-director of Scott who is the founder, gave us a brief tour of the building and explained to us how the soup kitchen was founded. Randy also shared with us the multiple food donors, such as St.Ritas, the West Ohio Food Bank, and individuals from the community and surrounding areas. Some of the people who come to the Soup Kitchen see it as a sanctuary for spiritual care. After he explained the basic concepts of the organization to us, we divided and each had different tasks. Ali and I served drinks while Angel, Grace, and Gage prepared the food. Jesus served homemade ice cream to the

All Faiths Food Bank is an organization that collects food products from many donation sources and distributes them to local people that are in need. The organization moves the food through its 20,000 square foot warehouse, off Fruitville Road in Sarasota (A). After the food is properly inspected, it is then distributed to, currently 184, Sarasota and DeSoto County agencies and outpost centers, such as mobile pantries at community centers and churches (A). Those that are deemed financially eligible applicants can then receive their, much-needed, nutritional assistance. Because of the summer programs last year, such as the backpack program, 26,986 children received food; this equates to 1,994,415 meals (B). It is estimated that All Faiths Food Bank supplies a total of approximately 8 million pounds of food per year, which equates to 6.5 million meals (A).

Meals on Wheels is an excellent solution to hunger for elderly people. They currently feed around 500 people a week. The volunteers and employees work tirelessly with people from their community and other organizations to ensure that the elders they are helping get all the things they need which include food, company, and that there house is in order. They go out of their way to go above and beyond. For instance, Meals on Wheels is not open on holidays, but the employees go to other organizations that are open, help pack food, and then they go drive it to the people who have do not have family’s house. All the people who work at the Meals on Wheels based in Asheville are kind and extremely willing to help you out even if they do

Through the use of meals on wheels the elderly/disabled receive meals that are healthy. The meals

It's all about impact, and at the MCC, our volunteers make it happen! In March, 307 volunteers donated their time to help serve thousands of hot meals to anyone seeking sustenance. At the Millionair Club Charity, we understand that hot meal can be a crucial step on the road to job readiness and employment.

Ada Family Crisis Center just called to let us know they will not be participating this year in the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. The director called me back this morning and said they did not have enough safe storage for the food due to a few local food drives that brought in food. Janet said normally any other time they would be happy to receive it and to keep them on the list for next year, but they just don’t have adequate space this time.

During the funding period “Meals and Mouths” awareness campaign should reach a minimum of 2,500 people in the first six months of funding. Our measure of is to reach 5,000 people in the Northwest District of Columbia on a monthly basis. The Mouths and Meals awareness campaign defines success as reaching 5,000 Northwest District of Columbia residents a month and for each individual to be have a greater understanding of nutrition and its role in oral health care.

What an amazing past few years it has been. The pantry has grown significantly since they began their partnership with CARC. In their first grant request the pantry had identified three main areas of focus for fundraising. The first was computers to streamline client intake, secondly a new building and third a program director. Well, it is with great joy that I can tell you that all of these goals have been met. And, the pantry has aided 10,329 in 2016. You, CARC have made a huge impact in the Edmond community. New goals are being identified and with your resources and Project 66 Food Pantry’s dedicated staff and board members those goals will also be met. Parents have food for their children; elderly needs are taken care of. This sends a strong

I am currently fulfilling my passion as social work intern at Interfaith Ministries – Meals on Wheels (MOW) which is located on 3303 Main St. Houston TX. 77002. MOW has been around for many years assisting homebound older adults usually over the age of sixty with nutritional meals. MOW provides more than 4,300 meals in the Houston area. However MOW just recently expanded their routes to service some parts of Galveston. There are some eligible clients that qualify for additional meals such as breakfast, frozen weekend meals. I have noticed a higher population of Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian clients, mostly in low poverty areas and have little-to-low income. There are many homebound clients that do not have social support and just

Meals on Wheels was an incredible experience that enabled myself, as well as other students of the St. Mary’s University community, to learn while gaining insights towards the world that we may be unfamiliar towards. Throughout the past weeks with Meals on Wheels, I have gained a sense of understanding that focuses not solely on my needs, but the needs of others. For so long in my life, I did not care much about using my free time to be an active citizen. Before taking this course, my free time consisted of activities to benefit my own wellbeing. While being enrolled in the Civic Engagement course at St. Mary’s University, I have gained a passion towards others that allows myself to view others within our community through a different perspective.