Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania

Life without personal connection leads to an early death. Its negative health impacts make it just as deadly as smoking. The remedy? Human connection.

Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Meals on Wheels. They enable us to have a wider and deeper impact on those we serve. As MLK Jr once said, "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?" Are you interested in volunteering with us? Send us a message and we'd love to connect with you.

Meals on Wheels can be a valuable asset for healthcare providers and insurers by helping to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, reducing hospital readmissions and post-discharge needs through daily nutrition, socialization and safety checks. In fact, 81% of the people we serve say Meals on Wheels improves their health. We don't just aim to relieve momentary hunger, but to truly love and care for those we serve. #family

The people who give you their food give you their heart . Meals on Wheels America

We just delivered 4,000+ petitions urging Congress to increase funding for Meals on Wheels! Please help us ensure that hungry seniors aren't left behind in the ...negotiations happening right now. Email your Senators and Representative now: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org//email-congress-fy2021 See more

There is a scam involving the PTRR program and our seniors... The Department of Revenue recently issued a warning to Pennsylvanians to be cautious of a scam tar...geting seniors and people with disabilities who receive rebates through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. The department has received information this week that the scam consists of unsolicited telephone calls from a person claiming to work for the Department of Revenue. The caller starts the call by saying the recipient’s application for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program has been approved. The caller then asks if the recipient would like the rebate directly deposited into a bank account, which prompts a request from the caller for the recipient’s banking information. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/PTRRScam

If food insecurity is not addressed, the number of seniors facing hunger will soar to eight million by 2050. Senior hunger is a crisis. It’s up to all of us to support programs and that protect older Americans.

A bipartisan group of House and Senate members, along with master gardeners, anti-hunger advocates and the administration, convened for the annual groundbreakin...g of Pennsylvania’s Hunger Garden at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. The garden raises awareness about hunger while providing fresh produce to support a local soup kitchen. Senator Joe Scarnati Senator Jay Costa Senator Sharif Street Senator John DiSanto Senator Pat Stefano Elder Vogel Jr. State Senator Kim Ward - Unofficial John R. Gordner State Senator Mike Folmer Senator Tom Killion Senator Mario Scavello PA State Rep. Thomas Murt Rep. Chris Rabb Rep. Jake Wheatley Rep. Carolyn Comitta

SNAP benefits low-income seniors on many fronts, making SNAP a critical defense against hunger and poverty for many older Americans. See data on state-level senior (60+) SNAP participation with our new mapping tool created with AARP: http://bit.ly/2Dc8eRB

This weekend will be brutally hot. Stay safe and please check on your homebound neighbors. Thanks.

Latest news from Defeat Malnutrition Coalition.

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News from 2 of our member agencies: On Thursday night Board members from Lehigh and Northampton County Meals on Wheels came together to celebrate the signing of a binding merger agreement that brings the agencies into the final phase of a legal merger. The next step is to obtain the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s approval for the proposed merger.

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