How You Can Get Involved

Volunteer

Learn about volunteer opportunities with Meals On Wheels.

Donate

Make a financial contribution to LIFE ElderCare’s Meals On Wheels program.

Take the Pledge

Hunger is a serious threat facing millions of seniors in the United States. And this threat is most prevalent among seniors who live alone. These seniors are almost twice as likely to experience hunger compared to married seniors.

In addition, seniors who experience chronic hunger are significantly more likely to have lower intakes of energy and major vitamins, more likely to be in poor health and more likely to have limitations in activities of daily living. The problem of senior hunger crosses all income groups and all demographic groups. For example, even though African Americans are over represented amongst the food insecure, over two-thirds of seniors at-risk of hunger are white.

To end hunger in our country, we must work together, and address the problem in our own community. The people that worry about where their next meal will come from, or have had to skip a few meals, could live right next door to you. Everyone has a role to play.

In this spirit, LIFE ElderCare is launching the End Senior Hunger campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to raise public awareness of hunger issues and ask Tri-City residents to help ensure that their neighbors have access to nutritious food. There are many ways you can help combat hunger through service and financial contributions.

Why should I care?

We have all experienced hunger at one time or another. We’ve all craved a snack, wanted something salty or skipped a meal. But there’s a big difference between satisfying a brief craving and wondering when or from where, your next meal will come. Many seniors will endure lifelong, debilitating consequences as a result of having limited access to nutritional foods.

Proper nutrition contributes to good health, self-sufficiency and quality of life. As the population ages, health problems caused by malnutrition will continue to be a contributing factor of public and private health care programs in America.