Delivering More than a Meal to 2,700 Seniors a Day in Alameda County

With your support, we will deliver 2,700 care packages to each homebound senior enrolled in Meals on Wheels. Each care package (at just $9 each) will include hand sanitizer, a flashlight, batteries, a puzzle book, a toothbrush, toothpaste, a mini first aid kit, pocket tissues, and a card. These are items hand picked and delivered in a festive bag designed to help isolated seniors feel more connected to their community during this holiday season. We aim to deliver more than just a meal, with these care packages, our goal is to deliver joy, warmth, and connection.

Will you make a gift in support of MOWAC's holiday care packages today?

Meals on Wheels volunteer is pictured handing a local senior a meal. The senior and volunteer are both smiling and embracing.

About Meals on Wheels of Alameda County

Meals on Wheels of Alameda County enables homebound seniors to maintain their independence by providing financial support and strategic assistance to Meals on Wheels programs that deliver nutritious meals and perform wellness checks.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our seniors have continued to need and deserve safe, nourishing meals delivered directly to them. Our Meals on Wheels programs have all adjusted their protocols to ensure the safety of seniors and volunteers. As we approach an anticipated spike this winter in COVID cases and as flu season is predicted to be especially bad this year, we still need your support now more than ever!

Meals on Wheels of Alameda County was founded in 1987 (as Countymeals-on-Wheels) and is a non-profit 501(c)(3), governed by a Board of Directors and administered by an Executive Director. Meals on Wheels of Alameda County serves as an umbrella organization to the six independent Meals on Wheels delivery programs throughout the county, which prepare and deliver nearly 2,700 meals to homebound seniors every delivery day.

About Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday demonstrates how every act of generosity counts, and that they mean even more when we give together. Founded by the team in the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact, Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement being celebrated in more than 190 countries across the globe, and 100 local community campaigns in the US. Giving Tuesday harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. It inspires people to take collective action to improve their communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they believe in, and help create a better world. Together we give.

Giving Tuesday 2022: Holiday Care Packages

Will you make a gift to guarantee the delivery of joy and connection this holiday season?

Team Members