Delivering Meals, Hope, and Human Connection Across Fort Collins & Wellington
Every weekday, Meals on Wheels Fort Collins delivers hot, nutritious meals and friendly visits to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities across Fort Collins and Wellington. For many clients, our volunteers are the only person they see that day.
Your gift helps ensure no neighbor in our community goes hungry or feels forgotten. Together, we can help our clients stay nourished, independent, and connected to the community they love.
$10 provides two hot meals and wellness checks for a neighbor in need.
$50 covers ten nutritious meals and daily visits from a caring volunteer.
$100 supports a full month of weekday meals, safety checks, and companionship for one client.
This Colorado Gives Day, our goal is to raise $35,000 to provide more than 6,800 meals for homebound neighbors.
Hear firsthand how Meals on Wheels Fort Collins makes a difference in your neighbors' lives
The mission of Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins is to support the dignity, well-being and independence of primarily homebound older adults and eligible clients in our community with a hot, nutritious meal and social interaction for up to 5 days of a week.
Established in 1969, Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins (MOWFC) provides crucial home-delivered meal services to homebound individuals in the Fort Collins area. Our primary mission is to deliver nutritious, hot meals at noon from Monday to Friday, facilitating not only the dietary needs but also offering valuable social interaction for seniors and other eligible clients within their own homes.
A cornerstone of our program is our longstanding collaboration with Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH), whose dietary staff has diligently planned and prepared nutritionally optimized meals for our clients for over five decades. Each delivery we make includes: 1) a hot meal crafted in line with nutritional guidelines, 2) engaging conversation and social contact courtesy of our warm and empathetic volunteers, and 3) safety and welfare checks conducted during each visit.
Homebound elderly and disabled adults often grapple with various limitations, including diminished capacity to purchase groceries and cook, stemming from aging, disability, or mental health conditions. These limitations may either induce or worsen nutrition-related risk factors, thereby increasing the chances of hospitalization and the eventual need for assisted living facilities. Risk factors include malnutrition, food insecurity, social isolation, dementia, depression, dependency, functional disability, diet-related acute or chronic diseases, medication side effects, advanced age, minority status, residing in rural areas, and living alone.
Since inception, MOWFC has been steadfast in its commitment to delivering nutritionally balanced meals to the doorsteps of homebound adults. Our unwavering goal is to empower them to maintain independence and continue residing in the comfort of their own homes.
Organization name
Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins
other names
MOWFC
1969
Tax id (EIN)
23-7116630
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1217 East Elizabeth St. #11Larimer County, CO, US