Meals on Wheels deliveries continue despite high gas prices

Seniors First says its Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver between 900 and 1,100 meals each day while also checking on homebound seniors during Central Florida’s extreme summer heat.

Executive Director Melanie Hirst said even with bad weather in the forecast, they don’t let anyone go hungry.

Following the Senate's unanimous passage of the bipartisan Older Americans Act reauthorization on July 14, advocates are calling on the House of Representatives to approve the bill to ensure ...

Across Kendall County, Meals on Wheels also served 8,713 “cafe meals” in fun social settings to older adults in places like the Beecher Center in Yorkville and the Oswegoland Senior and Community Cent...

For the third year in a row, lawmakers froze funding for these efforts. Rising costs and a growing population of frail older adults will result in reduced services.