Fluvanna Meals on Wheels

Fluvanna Meals on Wheels, Inc. is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in 2007 and the first meals were delivered  in February of 2008 serving 8 clients with four routes. Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver hot, nutritious meals to homebound residents of the Fluvanna County area who find it difficult or impossible to prepare meals for themselves.  As of July 2013 we have delivered over 50,000 meals and served over 150 clients on a short term and long term basis!

Meals are delivered at lunchtime every Monday through Friday. We currently have an active volunteer force of over 125 and serve meals to clients in the County of Fluvanna.  We currently serve 51 clients on a regular basis which and cover most of Fluvanna County with our six routes.

As an independent, local organization, Meals on Wheels receives neither state nor federal funding for its operating budget. Instead, Meals on Wheels relies on contributions from individuals, businesses, and organizations in our community to support its home-delivered meals program.  Most of our clients receive meals paid for through community contributions made directly to Meals on Wheels.

Meals are prepared under the supervision of a registered dietician at Jefferson Board for Aging in Charlottesville and the meals are for heart healthy and low sodium diets.

Fluvanna Meals on Wheels provides a source of daily social contact for people who would otherwise be alone. It also allows for earlier release from hospitals and long term care facilities and helps in keeping elderly and disabled persons out of institutions altogether. It can help older married couples to remain together and gives many people the opportunity to live in their own homes for longer periods of time. Because volunteers check on meal recipients every day, people who live alone can feel safe, knowing that someone would notice if anything were to happen to them.

Fluvanna Meals on Wheels is an all volunteer organization and we deliver a hot nutritious lunch Monday - Friday to disabled and senior adults who live in Fluvanna County and cannot prepare a meal for themselves.