Catherine doesn't know when her family will be there next to visit. She does know, however, that a volunteer will come by this holiday season and bring her a warm, nutritious meal.  This special visit means she won't be alone on Thanksgiving or Christmas and she won't have to worry about being hungry.

Thousands of older adults in southeast Michigan, like Catherine, are homebound and will be alone this holiday season.  Many of these men and women do not have families to share special holiday traditions with or the ability to leave their own homes or cook their own meals.  The Area Agency on Aging 1-B is dedicated to being there for home-bound older adults during the holidays.  Traditional government funding for meals on wheels does not cover meals delivered on the holidays.  For the past ten years the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has responded to the need of lonely, homebound elders by providing a warm, nutritious meal through the Holiday Meals on Wheels (HMOW) program. Thanks to the generosity of private citizens and corporations that provide financial contributions each year the AAA 1-B is able to bring hope, compassion and joy to thousands of isolated older adults during the holidays.

You have the opportunity to give the best gift a homebound older adult will receive this season.  Your donation will provide a frail senior with a warm, nutritious meal, and perhaps turn their holiday from one of loneliness and hunger into one of comfort and happiness.  Donations in support of HMOW can be sent to the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, 29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 400, Southfield, MI 48034.

For more information on how an older adult can receive a holiday home delivered meal, please call the Area Agency on Aging 1-B at 1-800-852-7795.