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The organisation evolved to helping isolated and lonely people, particularly the elderly. They are particularly well known as providers of the Meals on Wheels service which delivers hot meals to the housebound. Their mission is "to help people to maintain independence and dignity in their homes and communities, particularly in later life."
The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) [27] is a national association for senior nutrition programmes headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, but each programme operates independently. Most Meals on Wheels programs deliver meals hot and ready-to-eat, but some deliver cold meals in containers ready to microwave.
Local authority caterers are responsible for providing more than 2.5 million school meals a day, civic catering such as town halls and leisure centres, for social services catering such as residential homes for the elderly, day centres and meals on wheels. LACA organises National School Meals Week (NSMW). [1]
Meals on Wheels of America is a national organization of community-based senior nutrition programs providing over one million meals each day. [3] According to the website, the vision of Meals on Wheels of America is to see no senior go hungry by providing meals to seniors at a fraction of the cost of living in a senior facility. [1]
A joint study between Citymeals on Wheels and Cornell University found that 14% of Citymeals’ clients relied on the program as their sole source of food. These individuals did not have the means to supplement their one daily home-delivered meal. Citymeals delivers supper meals to these elderly who are the poorest, frailest and most isolated. [14]
Direct Payments are intended to empower service users by allowing them control and choice over the services they use to meet their needs. [2] Each person on the scheme is given an amount of money to be managed by themselves, possibly with the aid of others such as family or an external advocacy organisation.
For example, Meals on Wheels, Inc., Indianapolis, (www.mealsonwheelsindy.org), receives no federal, state or local government funding, but is wholly supported by private donations and the United Way of Central Indiana. Meals on Wheels, Inc. uses more than 1,550 volunteers to deliver two meals to around 450 clients each weekday.
Meals on Wheels – meals delivered as a service to the homes of people who are unable to prepare their own. [26] Multicourse meal – meal of multiple dishes served in sequence. Full course dinner – in its simplest form, it can consist of three or four courses, such as soup, salad, meat and dessert. In formal dining, a full course dinner can ...