About the Meals On Wheels Association of America
So no senior goes hungry

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest national organization composed of and representing over 500 local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Territories.

Money raised from this campaign goes into MOWAA’s Meals for Moms Fund. The Fund will help Meals On Wheels programs across the U.S. feed homebound senior moms around Mother's Day the following year.

• Our Vision is to end senior hunger by 2020.
• Our Mission is to provide national leadership to end senior hunger.

Senior Hunger…It’s Tough to Swallow
The facts on senior hunger in America are alarming:

• Senior hunger is a monumental problem. Today in America 1 in 9 seniors is facing the threat of hunger. That’s more than 6 million women and men!
• Hunger is neither confined to one age group among seniors, nor one ethnic or racial or economic group, nor one geographic location. It is national in scope and incidence.
• Most seniors who are “food insecure” lack the resources to access or prepare food due to lack of transportation, functional limitations or health problems.
• Seniors who are hungry or at risk of hunger are significantly more likely to be in poor or fair health. They are more likely to be malnourished due to lower intakes of major nutrients.
• Seniors living alone are twice as likely to experience hunger compared to married seniors. For them, Meals On Wheels volunteers provide not only a lifesaving meal, but also a caring visit to help ward off the very real problem of loneliness.
• The gas crisis and skyrocketing food costs have had a devastating impact on Meals On Wheels programs and the seniors they serve across the country.
• Hungry seniors depend on caring people like you to help provide them with their next meal.

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MOWAA is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity and meets all 20 rigorous standards of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance.