meals on wheels
Senior food service
Meals on wheels is a service that delivers prepared food to people who cannot easily leave their homes, typically elderly or disabled individuals.
The name evokes the image of hot meals traveling by vehicle to someone's door.
Programs operate through government agencies, nonprofits, or volunteers: My grandmother relies on meals on wheels since she can't cook anymore.
Unpaid willing workers
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- seniorsOldest in a group
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
charity · delivery · nutrition · community · outreach · caregiving · subsidized · compassion
volunteers
Unpaid willing workers
nonprofit · charity · delivery · nutrition · community · outreach · caregiving · subsidized · compassion · independence
- community outreachoutreach, mobile clinics, bookmobiles, mobile libraries, volunteer networks
- community servicefood pantry, Peace Corps, soup kitchen, AmeriCorps, homeless shelter
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, family allowances
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- elder caresenior care, aged care, elderly care, gerontologist, geriatrician
meals on wheelscafeteria
Self-service dining facility
restaurant · food court · buffet · soup kitchen · dining hall
meals on wheelshome cooking
Meals prepared at residence
self-catering · grocery shopping · meal prep · foraging · hunting and gathering