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Meals on Wheels of
Long Beach is dedicated to the in-home nourishment of the ill, disabled and
elderly homebound residents in the cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill. Our
goal is to keep them well fed and independent, in their own homes for as long
as possible.
- Meals on Wheels: Nourish the body
- Books on Wheels: Nourish the mind
This thirty nine year old community service
provides a hot dinner and a sack supper complete with milk and dessert, five
days a week, to the ill, disabled and elderly homebound. Nearly 100% of the
MOW clients would be eligible for nursing care without the assistance of this
much needed program.
It is estimated that MOW volunteers in Long Beach
contribute 600 hours during a typical week, or more than 31,000 hours in a
year. Approximately 300 volunteers are involved in the program on a weekly
basis.
While most of the MOW clients range in age from
under sixty years to well into their nineties, the program also serves young
adults who are homebound or recuperating from illness.
Each weekday morning a fleet of 24
cars with MOW signs in their windows can be seen throughout Long Beach and
the Signal Hill area. Each vehicle contains two volunteers,
a friendly visitor and a driver.
The volunteers drive about 93,000 miles per year. They donate their time,
automobile and the gas if they can afford it, to ensure that the cost of the
meals is affordable to all who need them.
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Purchase from
Buono's Pizzeria and Support Meals on Wheels of Long Beach
“15% of your Buono’s menu order supports
delivery of meals to our homebound community”
(more)
Meals on Wheels Hours of
Operation:
Monday through Friday
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM * *Except Holidays
Click the below links for Online Client or Volunteer applications.
Client
Application
Volunteer
Application
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Meals on Wheels gains its resources from the
clients, the private and corporate sector and from grants. This is not a
federally funded program. No government support is received.
For More
Information:
Terry
Ripple, Executive Director
mowlbinc@yahoo.com
or Judy
Pedneault, Board of Directors' Liaison
judith.pedneault62@gmail.com.
Meals on
Wheels of Long Beach, Inc.
P. O. Box 15688
Long
Beach CA 90815
Phone: (562) 438-6215 or (562)421-6863 FAX :(562) 856-7900
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