About Meals on Wheels
Since 1971, Meals on Wheels has provided food and friendship to frail, homebound
elderly and disabled individuals living throughout Western Montgomery County. Each weekday, our volunteers deliver a
hot lunch and cold supper to an average of 160 individuals in Pottstown, Royersford and the Lower Perkiomen Valley, making
Family Services’ Meals on Wheels program the largest in Montgomery County.
This year over 81,000 meals were delivered to 340 seniors. With two-thirds of the recommended daily requirements
provided each day, many clients find their physical and mental health improves after being on the program for a short time.
All meals are low in salt, sugar, cholesterol and fat, and special dietary meals are available.
At the core of program is the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. In 2009, over 200 loyal volunteers
provided approximately 14,500 hours of service to Meals on Wheels. Not only do our volunteers pack and deliver meals,
but they also greet each client with a smiling face and kind word. In fact, for many of our clients, this program is
often their only contact with the outside world and acts as a watchful eye to one of our most vulnerable populations.
Additional volunteers are always needed!
As the senior population in the western portion of Montgomery County continues to grow, Family Services’ Meals
on Wheels program strives to support the goal of the Meals on Wheels Association of America — that no senior goes to
bed hungry.
For more information on Meals on Wheels, please
call 610-326-1610 or e-mail spatel@fsmontco.org.
Meals on Wheels is a program
of Family Services.
