Meals on Wheels Programs and Services of Rockland

Homebound ProgramOffers a variety of prepared and packaged home delivered meals that are delivered every weekday (including holidays) and provide meals for up to seven days a week to Rockland County residents who are homebound due to illness, advancing age or physical handicap and who are unable to shop or prepare meals for themselves. A variety of funding options are available. In 2022, the Agency delivered 162,700 meals through this program.

The Adult Learning Center and other programsThe Adult Learning Center is a state of the art educational learning center which affords older adults the opportunity to learn how to use computers and communication technology. Courses run for an average of four to six weeks; meeting weekly for two hours a session. Due to the pandemic, this program was closed in mid-March. 2020 and remained closed in 2021. Included in other programs are contract meals with other organizations.

Rockland Senior Centers ProgramFive multipurpose Senior Centers strategically located across Rockland open five days a week to residents 60 and older. The Centers offer a variety of support services including transportation, recreation, health screening, advocacy, information and referral and a hot meal. Participants contribute toward the costs of the meals. Due to the pandemic, these centers were closed in mid-March of 2020. In May and June 2021, the agency reopened two of its senior centers since they were shut down in March of 2020. In April of 2022, the third senior center was reopened. During 2022, the programs provided 16,217 days of service to seniors at the three centers.