Berks County Office of Aging - Home Delivered Meals

Senior Citizens Living Longer & Growing Stronger

Home Delivered Meals

Senior Citizens Living Longer & Growing Stronger

The Meals on Wheels Program is a service designed to provide a hot and nutritious noon-time meal to homebound older adults aged 60 and older. Meals on Wheels, in conjunction with other In-Home services, often makes it possible for a person to remain independent and at home. Meals on Wheels can provide short-term assistance for someone recuperating from surgery or an illness, or can provide long-term service when needed.

Barbara Coffin, Executive Director of the Berks County Office of Aging states, "The Meals on Wheels Program operates out of the twelve senior centers and the American Red Cross throughout Berks County and is available for those who meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Unable to prepare own meals.

2. Have no family or friends to assist with meal preparation.

3. Have no access to a senior center close to home.

4. Have no cooking facilities at home.

"Approximately 700 Meals Are Delivered Each Day."

Here Is What You Can Do to Help:

You select one day, weekly or monthly, for delivery. Two volunteers, a runner and a driver, are selected to deliver meals on a chosen weekday.

The volunteer team is assigned a geographically convenient delivery route. The meals are picked up from a local Senior Center or the Red Cross. Delivery is made easy by using house to house directions provided by the center. Delivery takes approximately 45 minutes.

For an on-site orientation or additional information on the Senior Center and Meals on Wheels program, call the Meals on Wheels program at (610) 374-3195.

The Meals on Wheels program is administered by Berks County Senior Citizens Council and funded in part under a contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Aging through Berks County Commissioners and Berks County Office of Aging.

For more information about the Berks County Office of Aging's Home Delivered Meals Program please call (610) 478-6500 or e-mail us at aging@countyofberks.com or visit the Berks County Office of Aging, County Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601-4303.