Mission:
To promote the independence and well being of homebound individuals by providing nutritious meals delivered by caring volunteers.
Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County will be a sustainable organization that will reach and serve all Lehigh County adults in need of home meal assistance to support their personal independence
After nine months of careful planning, Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County was launched with the support of Lehigh County Commissioners.
On February 1, 1971 the first group of 50 volunteers began delivering a hot meal and cold bagged meal to 9 clients on 3 routes. Meals cost $10.00 per week and the staff consisted of an executive director and one part-time office support.
40 years later, 975 dedicated individual and group volunteers, including 8 of the original 50, deliver 2 meals to 350 clients on 33 routes. The cost to provide these meals is $55.00 per week and the staff includes an executive director and four full-time staff members and eight part-time and contract staff members.