Help Our Northeast Florida Seniors
You can make a difference in our community by supporting the UNF Meals on Wings program. In Duval County alone, over 1,000+ seniors who are eligible for Meals on Wheels are on a wait list due to funding shortages. The Meals on Wings program offers a solution for some of those seniors.
Meals on Wings
The Meals on Wings program recovers food from several locations within the Brooks Rehabilitation and Baptist Health systems locally and repackages the food into healthful meals. Each week, five meals are provided to seniors on the wait list for Meals on Wheels. The program is coordinated by a team of students, faculty and staff who volunteer to recover food, prepare the meals and deliver them to the seniors.
Why Your Support Is Important
Meals on Wings operates strictly on a donor-funded budget. In the past year, with support from the local community, we delivered close to 30,000 meals to home-bound seniors. Now more than ever, we need your help and support to make sure we can provide a warm holiday meal to everyone!
More Than Just a Meal
Unfortunately, food insecurity is a growing trend for some of the most at-risk populations in our communities. However, the effects of food insecurity are more than nutritional. Not knowing where or when your next meal is coming from can have very real psychological effects.
Meals on Wings has demonstrated that participants experience significant improvements in their nutritional status, nutrient intake, food security level, loneliness and mental well-being.