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Meals
on Wheels
2222
Rosewood Avenue
Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512) 476-6325
Fax: (512) 476-6478
Web: www.mealsonwheels-austx.org
Austin's Meals on Wheels program was started in 1972. Today it is
serving more than 1,500 people living in Austin and some of its
surrounding communities who:
* Are primarily homebound
* Having difficulty preparing nutritious meals
* Have no consistent daytime help with meal preparation
* Are able to accept meals between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on weekdays,
or to cancel meals ahead of time if not at home.
Persons who apply for regular, ongoing service receive home visits
by social workers to assess clients' needs and initiate service.
Short-term service is also available for people who need
home-delivered meals temporarily.
Care
Calls
Care Calls is a program, which matches its seniors and homebound
people with volunteer callers.
Two options are available:
* To receive brief daily calls to check on your well being
* To receive longer calls (15 to 20 minutes) a couple times a week
to engage in friendly conversation.
This program is available to homebound persons in the Austin telephone
exchange area.
Groceries
to Go
The Groceries to Go program recruits, trains and matches volunteers
with clients to:
* Shop for the client or ....
* Provide transportation to and from the store and assist the client
with grocery shopping.
This can be provided once or twice a month on an ongoing basis.
Short term service is also available.
This program is open to persons who:
* Are primarily homebound
* Cannot shop for groceries without help
* Do not have family members or friends who can help them consistently.
Medi
Wheels
The Medi Wheels program provides rides to medical appointments and
back home again by volunteer drivers. This service is available
to:
* Homebound people who live in Austin
* Family members or friends are not able to provide transportation
as frequently as needed
* Because this is a volunteer program, it is limited to persons
who do not require a wheel chair to get to the appointment.
Handy
Wheels
The Handy Wheels Program provides minor home safety repairs and
is reserved for clients of Meals on Wheels and More. It is a
volunteer program that helps create a safe and secure environment
in the clients' homes.
On the second Saturday of each month, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m. volunteers bring their tools and congregate at the Meals on
Wheels and More office to participate in a Handy Wheels "workday".
They leave the office with job requests of tasks, which need to
be done at clients' homes and the materials to do the jobs.
Volunteers are available to come to your home to:
* Change lights bulbs
* Put house numbers on your house and paint your house number on
your curb
* Install smoke detectors or change the batteries in existing ones
* Change air conditioning filters
* Replace switch or outlet plates
* Replace the flapper valve in your toilet
* Install safety bars in your bathroom
* Install a doorbell on your front door
* Install a peephole in your front door
Other repairs not included on the list will be considered. Volunteers
cannot install or repair locks or make plumbing or electrical repairs.
It is not guaranteed that all job requests will be done on the Saturday
workday. There are not always enough volunteers to do all of the
jobs that day. However, volunteers often offer to do pending jobs
later in the month.
You will be asked to make a contribution toward the cost of the
materials required to complete your job.
Funding
Meals on Wheels and More is able to provide services to over 2,800
people a year because of the funding which it receives from:
* Texas Department of Human Services
* U>S> Department of Agriculture
* United Way/Capital Area
* Teas Department of Aging through a grant from the Area Agency
on Aging of the Capital Area
* Corporate and community support
* Clients who receive services
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