Meals On Wheels, San Francisco

Making sure that not a single, older adult client, missed a meal, during the pandemic”In this episode our featured voice is Jim Oswald, the Director of Marketing and Communications for Meals on Wheels, San Francisco. Over their 50 years of operations in San Francisco Meals on Wheels is the only organization to provide homebound seniors two home-delivered meals a day 7 days a week. In addition to providing meals, the Meals on Wheels San Francisco team provides our fellow senior community members with wrap around support services such as Nutrition Counseling, Well-being and Safety Checks, Social Work and Case Management as well as coordinating minor home repairs and volunteer based grocery shopping along with social phone calls to check in with homebound seniors.Seniors have had the highest death rates of the Covid 19 pandemic. Meals on Wheels San Francisco provides an essential service of supporting our fellow senior community members to safely shelter in place and help to reduce loneliness and isolation which we are all feeling these days. To find out more about how you can help support our seniors go to mowsf dot org.  We mentioned Meals on Wheels, San Francisco’s partnership with the San Francisco Marin Food Bank. You can find out more about the San Francisco Marin Food Bank by listening to Episode Two of our series.This episode is part of our series on Covid-19's impact on nonprofits and small businesses 🎧Explore Our Award-Winning Special SeriesIf you enjoyed this episode, dive deeper into our 4-part legacy of impact:Where Art Meets Impact: How creativity drives systemic change. Season 1 and Season 2From Bankruptcy to Reinvention: The story of Stockton’s resilience. COVID-19’s Impact Series: Navigating the pandemic's effect on our community.Making the Invisible Visible: Discover the untold stories of finding home.