Meals on Wheels
Wilder’s Meals on Wheels provides affordable, nutritious meals to older adults and people with disabilities in partnership with Metro Meals on Wheels. Caring volunteers deliver these meals every weekday and serve as a lifeline for many people who live alone in our Midway, Frogtown and surrounding neighborhoods of Saint Paul. Or you can purchase and pick up healthy meals at the Wilder Community Center for Aging.
- Volunteers Needed: Grab a buddy, family member or colleague and help us pack or deliver meals in Saint Paul.
With Meals on Wheels, you get more than nutritious foods. We offer:
- Affordable, made-from-scratch, healthy meals delivered Monday through Friday.
- Regular visits with friendly delivery volunteers.
- 30+ varieties including diabetic friendly and heart healthy meals, with menus reviewed by a dietitian.
- Accommodations for special diets, including renal, gluten-free, mechanical soft, puree, vegetarian and kosher.
- Busy schedule? We offer weekly delivery of the same great meals that can be reheated at your convenience.
- Meals prepared fresh by Meals on Wheels Kitchen of Opportunities.
A dietician at the Veterans Affairs medical center recommended Meals on Wheels as a potential solution for Vietnam War Veteran Roosevelt Jackson’s health and dietary needs.
Roosevelt's wife, Maribeth, was pleasantly surprised to learn that Meals on Wheels offers versions of its made-from-scratch, healthy meals specifically for people with diabetes and other health needs. Even better, the meals were affordable – and volunteers delivered the food to the Jacksons’ Saint Paul home.
The food was good, and it was what he needed.
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