We live in the richest country on EARTH! Yet we treat our elderly like dirt! I found my self in a postion of not having ANY ONE to get groceries for me - so i HAD to eat to live. ( bad neighbors) I m a disabled vet of the 60s and need help ONLY in getting the food. I tried this Meals On Wheels thing. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! They will only deliver one meal a day always around noon and the first three have been REALLY cad! - Cheap starchy unhealthy stuff - vegetable cooked into almost mush - desert right in with the hot food - sometimes real fruit in quantities you would give a 2 year old - very very small portions - the cheapest ingredients tasteless ingredients. Etc etc - if chicken always the dry tasteless white meat etc etc.

And the delivery people are impatient. They know I am crippled and cannot get to the door quickly. My father would had my $#*! if I had treated a disabled elderly person my age like that 0 but today? We just throw our old people away like used tampons. Yesterdy - i was in back room on mu computer - ( I am a writer) - when heard the doorbell. I IMMEDIATELY got up ( always difficult I have lost my wife and children and am alone. Ten seconds later the doorbell rang again! He HAD to have been told I was cripple! Then as I nearing the front door - maybe a half minute later - the phone rang. I coud see ot a friont window - it was the delivery man. As i was only about ten feet away from the front door I could see him get in his car and drive off - and the worst thing was that he didn't even leave LEAVE MY FOOD!

That is just plain cruel! Why would MOW use such an uncaring delivery man as that in the first place!. Btw - I did have to pay something for my 'meals' - if you call them that. Image the WORST TV dinner you EVER bought at the store - probably better than I got. I AM NOT A DOG! I AM A HUMAN BEING who has given and given to my community and country and its defense of freedoms

The meals are prepared by different churches in my area. You can tell. Some NEVER give meats. Others have tiny scraps of meats mixed in with what seems to be whatever could be found and mushy pasta. The combination that is mixed together is something you know they wouldn't prepare for their families even with better quality ingredients. 80% of the meals are not for diabetics—which many seniors are—as they are low quality starches boiled to a mush for the main course and a white roll or cookie. Now you have the exceptions on healthy meals, tastiness, and quality. As I said they are prepared by MANY churches in the ares. Some stand out for giving dignity to the seniors by giving decent food (a cheeseburger, pot pie, spaghetti WITH meat, etc.). If the donations in one city are distributed evenly, why are some delivering boiled pasta with random things like olives or nuts mixed in, while others (probably about 15% of the time) are giving tasty, good quality meals with a protein? That 15% are giving something they might give to their teenagers for a quick meal—which is fine. Nobody is looking for gourmet or perfect nutrition or huge serving sizes. Just looking for average food that will curb the hunger and has a real protein component. Not pasta mush with weird additions. 1. We're humans. 2. If some churches (the 15%) can do it they should all be able to in the same area as the donated funds are distributed evenly. It also would be nice to have the same good meal twice. As it stands there is no coordination between these churches besides delivery. I have been receiving for 2 1/2 months and have only had the same thing twice. Sounds good? No. It's a variety of the pasta mushes mostly (super overcooked pasta with a surprise addition that is not meat or scraps of meat. Just a note, really appreciate the delivery guys and gals. I am currently physically unable to prepare meals most of the time. The delivery people are kind, one even brings homemade cookies—you get a few that are intrusive beyond the purpose of delivering a meal. I mean if a recipient wants to socialize, they will. If a recipient wants to have you familiar with their home, you don't have to stretch your neck or take advantage if a child answers the door. Maybe many recipients would be more talkative if the delivery people wore mask. Only two out of about 15 that deliver to me do, and the elderly and those with comorbidities are at high risk for deadly affects of COVID19.

Yes I'm and African American 63 year old that was receivingsenior lunches. From the beginning I had problems. With delivery because I have doctors or have other appointmentsandjust starting the seniors meals program was not at home or didn't call to let down no that I wasn't going to be at home a few times but once I understood the program I follow all the rules. I was called and got yelled at because someone or the deliverer told one of the deliver persons in charge that I wasn't home so I received a phone call from this person yelling at me because he was told I wasn't home. I called and talk to someone about that I've never got an apology or anything for that. On January 12/15 I change lunches now Miss Rihanna is in charge she came out to give me my 6 months evaluation ask me questions about how I like it seniors meals. But after hour valuation was over I asked when was the meals custart she told me the following Monday on the 26 well I waited but I didn't get any lunches until that Wednesday in which there were only two lunches I didn't receive it Monday lunch at all I called talked to someone that was in charge and they indicated that they couldn't have transfer my lunches within the net the time and my conference meeting what witness Rihanna was find the on the 18th I'm sorry the third the 12th January and I couldn't understand why I didn't receive it Monday lunch and nothing was done also I had to ask miss veronica misery on our other is there a pamphlet or booklet with all other agencies the Lleder help. She implied O I think I've got one out in my car well my understanding if you going to come to give me my 6 week evaluation that should have came in with you when I was being questioned about what I like and what I thought about the program so my concern is that I feel that there are different rules for certain people I called day before yesterday because I set at home from the time that they start their deliveries until one in which they stop I received a phone call at 105 indicating that my senior meal was at my door well I had called senior meals and told them that 1:55 that I had to leave and that I am going to stop getting the lunches because just cause we are seniors does not mean that we do not have other things to do and cannot set at home from the time they start delivering and after their deliver ends. Waiting for seniors meals I don't think that's fair to any senior and maybe have shakin a tree that probably was not intended to be shaken but it's the truth to me this is one man opinion thank you