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"Breakfast and an evening meal was about all my mother had the energy to muster up so "Meals on Wheels" brought her a hot lunch through the week for the past two years. She enjoyed the food but also looked forward to their arrival each day. We all thank you very much..."
NAM's Meals on Wheels (MOW) home-delivered meals program extends NAM's services to homebound seniors and individuals who are homebound because of illness or disability.
Providing hot, well-balanced meals and other nutritional services helps program participants maintain or improve their health, preserve and support independence and prevent premature or unnecessary institutionalization.
More than 700 volunteer drivers deliver thousands of hot, nutritious meals throughout the year. Qualifying individuals receive meals each weekday, and Saturday meals are provided to clients with the greatest need. Drivers also deliver groceries once a month to qualifying needy seniors through NAM's Senior Food program. Drivers provide a link to the outside world for many homebound clients. Many MOW clients have needs other than food and program coodinators refer those clients to the appropriate sources.
Seniors sometimes find themselves parenting their children's children and these youngsters are eligible for basic school supplies through the Back-to-School Project and age-appropriate gifts through the Holiday Project. MOW is part of the Houston/Harris County Area Agency on Aging network of home nutrition providers and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston.
In the last fiscal year, volunteer drivers delivered more than 113,000 meals to area seniors and disabled individuals, averaging 335 clients on weekdays and 100 on Saturdays.
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Phone: 281-885-4622
