Meals on Wheels has been guided by a single goal since the first known U.S. delivery by a small group of Philadelphia citizens in 1954 – to support our senior neighbors to extend their independence and health as they age. What started as a compassionate idea has grown into one of the largest and most effective social movements in America, currently helping nearly 2.4 million seniors annually in virtually every community in the country.
Community-based Meals on Wheels programs are welcomed into the homes of some of our nation’s most at-risk individuals with every meal delivery.
I love this business because they combine the need of food with the need of social connection. The workers who are delivering meals are not just there for a transaction of goods, but they are there because they care for the people they deliver to. They get to know these people and check up on their health. The statistics of this companies research speak for themselves in how important this relationship between deliverer and resident are.
Source: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/learn-more/research
