“I so look forward to the daily visit from the delivery volunteers. They are all so kind and take an interest in my life. And, besides all that, I get a great hot meal.”
Mr. G. Grosse Pointe Woods

Celebrating seniors takes energy and enthusiasm. The enthusiasm is contagious as our volunteers deliver hope and food all from a small aluminum container with a cardboard lid.

Through the Meals on Wheels program, shut-ins received a hot meal delivered to their home each day. In FY 2003-2004, over 14,180 meals were delivered. Persons who received meals were shut-in due to illness or memory loss that prevented them from purchasing or preparing meals. In some situations, meals were delivered to homes where both of the meal partners suffered such severe ailments that neither was able to prepare food. Because of the generosity of volunteers who shared their holidays with shut-ins, SOC was also able to deliver meals and holiday greetings to shut-ins on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Text taken from Annual Report 2003/04.