Featured Client
Donald Young's the kind of man you want around when things go bad. You know the type; calm in a crisis, mentally quick on his feet, the kind of guy that can go toe-to-toe with stress and not bat an eye. ... But these days, Young, who’s 83, deals with stress close to home, inside his home, in fact. His wife, Mary Esther, 80, has dementia. The same woman who earned a Masters of Religious Education and a Masters of Social Work, and was named Social Worker of the Year for the Houston-area, now must rely on her husband to care for her. Read full story.
Programs
Meals on Wheels and More delivers hot, nutritious meals to the elderly, disabled, and homebound in the Greater Austin area. Aside from our signature meal-delivery program, Meals on Wheels and More offers additional "And More" services.
- Meals on Wheels »Volunteers deliver meals to homebound clients
- Handy Wheels »Volunteers help clients with minor home repairs that are safety-related.
- H.O.P.E. »Volunteers deliver an extra bag of groceries once a month
- Groceries to Go »Volunteers grocery shop twice a month for clients
- Mike's Place »Volunteers help clients with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia
- Country Wheels »Seven frozen meals delivered once a week to clients living in rural areas
- Meals for Kids »Nutritious evening meals provided to low-income children
- Second Meals »Additional meals delivered to clients who are most nutritionally at-risk
- P.A.L.S. »Volunteers transport clients’ pets for vet visits or deliver pet food monthly.
- Congregate Meals »A place for active seniors to gather for games, physical activity, conversation and lunchtime meals
- Home Repair »For clients whose homes face serious structural issues related to health & safety
Meals
All menus are planned and prepared under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian (RD). All meals provide one third of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) and follow the latest USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The meals are nutrient dense and provide a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains.
Meals are also:
- An excellent daily source of dietary fiber.
- An excellent daily source of vitamin C and calcium.
- An excellent source of vitamin A provided at least twice a week.
- Low in fat (weekly average must be 30% or less of total calories from fat; 10% or less of total calories from saturated fat).
- No added sodium (total meal weekly averages contain less than 1200 mg); no additional salt is added during food preparation.
- Low in sugar. Meal is prepared without the addition of concentrate sugars.
- Each meal contains between 650-800 calories.
We offer various meal choices in order to meet the special dietary needs of our clients. Check out our menus: March, April, May, & June.
We serve the following therapeutic meals to meet the needs of our clients: soft, bland, puree, low potassium, and combination. Click here for more details about our Meal Choices.
If you have questions please contact our registered dietitian smarceaux@mealsonwheelsandmore.org
Who is Eligible?
Individuals must be:
- Primarily homebound
- Unable to easily prepare nutritious meals
- Without consistent daytime assistance from another person
- Able to accept meals during the delivery time frame
- Must live in the Greater Austin Area
- Each applicant will be assessed by a MOWAM social worker to ensure that eligibility requirements are met. Short-term serivce is available to those with temporary meal needs.
For more info about getting signed up for meals, please Email us or call 512-476-MEAL.
** Don't live in Austin? Find a local Meals on Wheels provider near you: www.mealcall.org
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