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Our mission is to provide safe, nutritious meals to all frail, homebound seniors living in Contra Costa County. The services we provide are structured to assist seniors to live at home in safety, in comfort, and with dignity for as long as they can.Quick Facts:
+ Meals On Wheels delivers hot, meals primarily to homebound persons over the age of 60 who are unable to cook or shop for themselves.
+ Our clients benefit from daily health and wellness checks and ongoing client monitoring, including in-home visits by dedicated outreach workers.
+ Our clients are primarily people choosing to live at home as they age. Many are low-income and frail or disabled.
45% percent are ages 75-84.
20% percent are age 85 and older – the fastest growing group in our community.
+ 650 meals are delivered each weekday, Monday through Friday, by volunteer drivers. Meals can also be provided for Saturday and Sunday if the clients chose. Yearly we deliver over 230,000 meals to our clients.
Funding:
Meals on Wheels receives partial funding by the County government as part of the Older Americans’ Act. The balance is made up through donations and fundraising efforts.
• Every dollar donated produces eight dollars worth of actual service to the senior population in our county.
• Independent audits confirm that $.92 of every dollar received goes directly into the program.
15% + of Contra Costa’s population is over 60:
60 to 64 years old…………..35,660
65 to 75 years old…………..54,722
75 to 84 years old…………..39,179
85 years and older………….13,371
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.