ADVOCATE: Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program Earlier this week, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Ed) Appropriations Subcommittee passed an increase in funding for theOlder Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program of $93 million over current levels, bringing total Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding to $1 billion! [...]
Longtime golf committee members Ed Romo & Larraine Corpuz (in green). Peapod: The Power of Partnership A longtime champion of hunger relief, Peapod founder Andrew Parkinson joined the Meals on Wheels Chicago golf committee in 2002 to raise awareness and funds for senior meals via our annual golf outing. We are grateful [...]
Meet Angelina Angelina has spent her life helping others, including preparing meals herself for Meals on Wheels years ago. In addition to volunteering to feed homebound seniors, she was an active volunteer at her local parish, and for 35 years cared for many of the neighborhood children. When it comes to giving of [...]
Human Rights Champion Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni Leaves Bequest Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni Most admirable are those who lead by example. In our time we our inundated with people-who-talk, whom (if we are to improve our lot) must give way to people of action. Such a person was Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni: [...]
Chicagoland’s craft brewmasters and local chefs to raise funds to provide 30,000 meals Meals on Wheels Chicago and their Associate Board are pleased to announce their 4th annual fundraiser – Chicago on Tap. The event will be held Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 6-10pm at our new venue - the historic Theater on the [...]
Wanted: More Awesome Board Members! Meals on Wheels Chicago is currently accepting applications for membership on its board. Are you looking to evolve your purpose in life? Consider joining a board for a non-profit that is driven by a singular mission with a huge impact to feed and provide companionship to Chicago’s homebound seniors and [...]
The Peggy Fossett Thanksgiving Meal for Seniors (CHICAGO; November 19, 2018)— Meals on Wheels Chicago is pleased to announce support from the Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation. The Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation will fund the Senior Holiday Meal Delivery program this Thanksgiving with a grant of $35,000. This will ensure that Chicago’s homebound seniors [...]
 https://youtu.be/ANL6rAS5t9Q Share the Love with Vulnerable Seniors This Year Exciting news! For the eleventh year running, the Meals on Wheels network is participating in the Subaru Share the Love Event. Over the past ten years, Subaru and its retailers have helped Meals on Wheels to deliver nearly 2 million meals nationwide to seniors in [...]
Meet Chef Brian Enyart Brian Enyart is chef and co-owner of Dos Urban Cantina in Logan Square, and one of the founding members of Meals on Wheels Chicago's Chef Council. DOS is the partnership of husband and wife chef team Brian Enyart and Jennifer Jones Enyart. The couple met while working under master chefs Rick [...]
2018 Celebrity Chefs Ball VIP Mixologists Melissa Guadalupe, Arbella Chicago Josh Relkin, The Kimpton Gray Hotel Ariel Neal, Causing A Stir Alexis Brown, Causing A Stir Keena McCoy, Grand Central Bar Tommy Lansaw, Wood Chicago Lov Carpenter, Blue Plate Catering Fati Bee, Good Measure Amit Gilad, Baptiste & Bottle Scott Stroemer, Pacific Standard Time Lisa [...]