• SOS/Meals on WheelsNeighbor

  • San Leandro, CA

Founded in 1966, by a compassionate community activist named Emma Vargas, Service Opportunities for Seniors/Meals on Wheels is an independent 501C3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping frail seniors maintain their independence and remain safely in their own homes. We produce and deliver hot meals daily from our own kitchen to homebound seniors living in the communities of Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and the City of Oakland. We deliver 1,300 hot nutritious meals to homebound seniors 60 years of age and older who are unable to purchase or prepare food for themselves. Meals on Wheels’ drivers provide daily check-ins and social contact for our communities’ most vulnerable elders. In 2015, we will prepare and deliver 315,000 meals. As our local population ages, the demand for our services increases. 95% of our meal recipients are challenged with Activities of Daily living such as cooking, shopping and indoor mobility. 98% of our seniors state that receiving a daily meal improves their health and helps them live alone.

A recent Meals on Wheels of America study shows that:

A senior who lives alone and receives daily-delivered meals is less likely to worry about being able to remain at home and to have feelings of isolation and loneliness.

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