Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to people who cannot cook for themselves. Meals on Wheels is the national organization that supports local community programs that address senior isolation and hunger in Warren County, NC. 

Meals on Wheels program operated as usual by providing delivery of meals to seniors in Warren County and hosted sessions for group meals at the Warren County Senior Center. 

Previous Fiscal Years:

• July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023: 9,426 meals
• July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024: 7,954 meals

During the COVID period, the Warren County Senior Center was able to provide a significant number of extra home-delivered meals through COVID-specific funding, which ended before the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Unfortunately, the Senior Center no longer has access to COVID-19 funding but is already noticing a serious increase in meal demand, particularly from July 2024 through December 2024. This uptick in participation is a good sign, but it also means that the Senior Center is looking at higher home-delivered meal service numbers for the fiscal year of July 2024- June 2025. As COVID-19 has become better managed, more members have started returning to the senior center for congregate meals. This shift suggests that members are feeling more comfortable attending in person, which is great to see.

Current Fiscal Year:

• July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024: 4,611 meals