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We are very happy to announce our continued support of MOWCTX for 2020.
In Just 7 Years, together we have facilitated OVER $350K in donations benefitting Meals On Wheels Central Texas (MOWCTX), formerly Meals On Wheels and More of Austin!
~ With your help, we hope to keep up the growth ~
About Meals On Wheels Central Texas
Meals on Wheels Central Texas seeks to nourish and enrich the lives of the home-bound and other people in need through programs that promote dignity and independent living. Meals on Wheels Central Texas is one of the largest meal-delivery organizations in the state, distributing 3,000 meals each business day to home-bound older adults and people with disabilities. Part of the Austin area community since 1972, MOWCTX believes in holistic case management and also offers the following services to our clients through our many programs: in home care; minor and major home repairs; grocery shopping assistance; a monthly supply of shelf-stable groceries; extra, daily, shelf-stable meals for the nutritionally at-risk; veteran services; problem-solving therapies; rural meal delivery; Alzheimer’s respite care; and pet food and pet health care for our clients’ dogs and cats.
Our programs are provided free of charge and are designed to nourish and enrich the lives of the people we serve, allowing them to live at home with dignity and independence.
Meals on Wheels Central Texas is a 501 c 3 organization and is independent and locally-run.
HISTORY
Meals on Wheels Central Texas began in 1972 as an East Austin-based, grassroots organization staffed by only eight volunteers. Together, they cooked and delivered meals to 29 home-bound seniors three times a week.
Within five years, the organization, then called United Action for the Elderly, Inc., began receiving grants and expanded to serve an average of 330 people six times a week. Ten years after that, 14 cooking sites had been established, and an average of 175,000 meals was being prepared each year.
In 1994, the organization changed its name to Meals on Wheels and More. By this time, additional programs such as Handy Wheels and Groceries to Go – had been incorporated, and the meal-delivery program was serving over 1,000 people.
Today, Meals on Wheels Central Texas provides service to nearly 5,000 persons in need with the help of more than 7,000 volunteers.
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