Meals on Wheels

My Wheels Deliver MealsThe Meals on Wheels program is a nutrition program for frail elderly persons living in Hall County. Approximately 500 seniors receive hot lunches delivered by friendly volunteers each Monday through Friday. For some seniors, this daily visit may be the only social interaction they have during the day. Volunteers are also able to make referrals to staff when they notice that clients may have other social services needs. When a senior begins receiving meals, the staff ensures that they have working smoke detectors and a numbered mailbox.

The Meals on Wheels program is nationally accredited through the Meals on Wheels Association of America.

How Your Donations Make a Difference

  • $25 provides lunch for 1 person for 1 week
  • $108 provides lunch for 1 person for 1 month
  • $325 provides lunch for 1 person for 1 quarter
  • $1,300 provides lunch for 1 person for 1 year

Making a Donation

Make an online donation with credit/debit cards. Or make check payable to:
Community Council on Aging
430 Prior Street, SE
Gainesville, GA 30501

Up to 3% of your donation may be used to cover operating expenses such as postage, annual financial review, and volunteer recruitment/retention efforts. The Meals on Wheels program receives private donations from individuals and businesses; local funding from the City of Gainesville and Hall County Government, and state and federal funding through Legacy Link Incorporated.

Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals Monday through Friday. Meal routes take approximately 1 hour or less to deliver. Commitment to delivering meals can be as little as once a month. 

How to become a volunteer

  • We offer a twice monthly virtual orientation that is open to the public on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 2 p.m. each month. 
  • Or fill out this volunteer form and we will have someone from the Meals on Wheels program contact you.


So many of our clients are at home alone all day. I am a friendly face that brings a meal and checks in on them. I like to think I am making a difference in their life in some way - just like they are in mine.

—Meals on Wheels volunteer

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