Citymeals-On-Wheels

Weekend home delivered meals program served 1,543,824 meals. Citymeals provides funding to 31 meal centers throughout new york city that prepare, package, and deliver nutritious meals for every saturday and sunday to homebound elderly who do not have the means to shop and prepare adequate food. Government funding is only available during non-holiday weekdays, 250 days a year. This program addresses the need for meals on the weekends.

The emergency food packages program served 194,602 meals. In time for the cold weather, citymeals distributes to each elderly meal recipient (22,000) two efp boxes (containing 4 meals each) of non-perishable food to ensure the elderly are prepared and stocked for winter or other emergencies when the client's regular deliveries might be delayed. Citymeals delivered 28,336 emergency packages to current meal recipients and delivered 29,546 3-7 meals of extra emergency bags.

The holiday food package program served 155,883 meals. Citymeals provides food for homebound elderly new yorkers throughout the year for religious or national holidays when the local meal centers are closed. This program provides 1-4 shelf-stable meals delivering 98,334 boxes.

Friendly visiting program, carefully screened and trained volunteers bring welcome personal visits and attention to homebound elderly. Volunteers commit to a weekly one-hour visit and form warm friendships with meal recipients.

The weekend ready to eat meals delivered 50,497 meals to eligible homebound meal recipients from the distribution center.

Holiday contracted meals program served 39,403 meals. On special holidays, determined by meal centers, hot, nutritious, and festive holiday meals are prepared and delivered to homebound elderly throughout the city of new york. Holidays can include independence day, thanksgiving, hanukkah, christmas, new year's day, lunar new year, and mother's day.

Citymeals started the wholesale pilot in september 2022 and sold 29,340 ready-to-eat meals from the distribution center with proceeds going to continue the mission of citymeals of meeting the growing needs as the older adult population increases beyond all other age groups.

Mobile food pantry served 44,982 meals. The majority of citymeals' recipients subsist on low incomes. About 14% report trying to stretch the one daily meal they receive to last until the next delivery. This program is designed for meals recipients living in neighborhoods with limited access to affordable food and high levels of poverty. Citymeals provides supplemental food deliveries to homebound elderly who have the greatest need for extra food to maintain their strength.

Fresh produce program served 19.410 alternative meals. Citymeals-On-Wheels began its fresh fruit and produce pilot program with homebound clients, mostly poor minorities residing in public housing in east harlem. These meal recipients receive fresh fruits and produce along with their regular daily delivered meals. This program is intended for clients who live in neighborhoods that lack good access to fresh produce and healthy fresh fruits. The program now serves clients in east harlem and queens.

The non-meals assistance its a program created to support requests from providers for nonfood items including small equipment for the preparation and delivery of meals, and other small necessities.