Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels

I've had the pleasure to work with an amazing team at YMOW for over 3 years now. The staff (and spectacular volunteers) deliver healthy, safe meals in a timely fashion to homebound people in the Ypsilanti area. The daily logistics and team collaboration recquired each and ever day is a sight to behold! It's like a "well oiled machine" with an amazing human touch! I encourage anyone that is not familiar with YMOW to volunteer to deliver meals! It's a small time commitment, an excellent cause, and could change your life! Keep up the great work YMOW!

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels offers a wonderful service for residents in need of nutritious meals. Not only is the food service important but the connectivity with residents and longstanding volunteers is such an important part of this organization's work! I recently joined the board and feel honored to be a part of this organization.

Ypsi Meal on Wheels are awesome. They provide so much more than just supply food. Everyone I have talked to has very kind and helpful . I am so thankful I found them

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels serves homebound neighbors with meal delivery and other wrap-around services. The great staff and awesome volunteers ensure that vulnerable members of our community get key necessities that are important to making their life experience better and easier. I am proud to be able to volunteer with YMOW as a board member and meal delivery volunteer. The appreciation by clients for the simple act of delivering a meal is reflected in the grateful faces at each stop.

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels helped my father stay home after his stroke, by providing a well-balanced nutritious meals will I was at work. By staying home, it improved the quality of his life and helped his mental wellness. The friendly staff that deliver the meals would visit and would provide a welcome break for midday. The service that Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels provides to our community is vital in helping one of our most vulnerable groups in our community, and so inspired me that I became a Board member.

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels has a dedicated team that's committed to elevating the community and providing a much needed service to the people they serve. The value this has to community exceeds the actual clients they serve.

This organization provides an invaluable service to the community. With the rising prices of everything, I am thankful they provide for those who cannot. As a member of this community, I am proud they exist and will continue support them through financial donations.

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels offers a wonderful service for residents in need of nutritious meals. We have been volunteers as well as donors for over ten years and will continue to support YMOW as long as we can .

Now that I am retired, I have to choose the organizations I donate to more carefully. YMOW will always be at the top of my donor list, because I know how important the meals--and maybe even more importantly, the visits--are to people who can no longer get around easily. Isolation and loneliness are killers. YMOW relieves that sense of being cut off from the world. A well run organization and the volunteers are top-notch.

I have enjoyed assisting, when I can, and feel YMOW is truly one of the best!

Had AFib and other health issues and couldn't make meals. My doctor sent referral and I'm eating healthy now. So grateful.

I started volunteering with YMOW when I was 4 years old as a Christmas tradition. They taught me a sense of community and taking care of each other. As an adult I was a client care associate and had many adopted grandparents while being on my route delivering a meal with a smile. I was able to give back to my community while also learning from them. The staff at YMOW made the work environment fun, teamwork makes the dream work, and overall a positive experience as I will always advocate for YMOW and their clients. Volunteer or Donate in your community! It spreads love, joy and compassion.

This is a great organization, which supplies thousands upon thousands of meals to seniors, and other disadvantaged people in our community . They do it with grace and great professionalism.

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels has given me 5-10 frozen cardio/low sodium/diabetic meals per week for more than two years. The Capable program gave me the services of an occupational therapist, a nurse and a social worker. I’ve received assistive devices, cleaning and handyman services. The moral support is great!

Great food and excellent caring staff!!! Would not be eating so well without YMOW and would not feel so alone without them.

I worked for Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels for 8 years before I had to change my priorities and care for my elderly mother and home school my granddaughter.
I saw the organization expand in many ways to help homebound neighbors in our community. They added other services that help a homebound person live better. Meals are now just one of the services a client receives.
My mother currently receives MOW due to Dementia and low weight. It has been a great help to the whole family!
Thank you,
Carey

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is a great organization. Under the direction of its CEO it has expanded and grown as the needs of the senior population in the area have changed. They worked diligently through the pandemic to expand their services, to safeguard their clients and staff, and to meet the needs of all low income seniors. Under its current leader ship and board it will continue to grow and meet the needs of its low income homebound seniors

I spent just under a year with YMOW and witnessed the team not only tackle the challenges that COVID brought on, but thrive in the face of them. YMOW not only addressed these ongoing challenges through the pandemic, but actively worked to create new programs to complement existing services and better support the independence and quality of life for the clients it served (gifts during the holidays, services for pets, etc).

We had the opportunity to join YMOW in the "Care on Wheels" project for the past year. The project was designed to provide some extra in-home care for seniors in the community. It was an excellent experience. Thank you YMOW for the reaching out and the work you do in the community.
Carmo Ribeiro - Seniors Helping Seniors

I am an occupational therapist who works at YMOW. The motto of "we are more than just a meal" is so true! Besides meals, another focus includes helping older adults age safely in their place. I am proud to be part of the group focusing on this area of need in the community. Through consultation with the person/client and the MSW, RN, and handymen YMOW is implementing strategies with the older adult to positively impact their safety and independence in their living spaces. Kudos to YMOW for seeing needs and implementing programs to help Seniors!

The staff here go out of their way to accommodate the varying needs of the at risk members of our community! Lots of gracious hardworking people!

I work for a community organization that partners with Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels. They are a professional, compassionate, and effective organization that is incredibly impactful for our Washtenaw County neighbors.

I was at Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels for my internship to obtain my MSW. I had the best time working with them. I learned a great deal and they really care about the clients they serve.

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is a wonderful non-profit, delivering nutritious meals to home bound citizens of Ypsilanti. We have been involved with YMOW for over ten years, delivering meals on holidays and more often now that we are retired. This is a wonderful organization!!!

Ypsilanti meals in wheels is a lifeline for so many seniors who dedicated their life to family and community.
We love their mission!!!

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is a fantastic resource for our community! Through the pandemic, they have ALWAYS continued to serve homebound seniors with care, safety and compassion. Through their summer Chit Chat Chums, seniors were contacted weekly to discuss everything from loneliness to health issues to food needs. My clients looked forward to these calls! Not only do I volunteer for this organization - always so well organized on days to volunteer, but I also serve as a board member. YMOW is a resource for college students in the area to experience the nuances of food insecurity in the elderly population. I am proud to be affiliated with YMOW!

As a member of the board and volunteer with YMOW for the past year, I'm overwhelmed with how incredible the commitment to their clients is! Their care goes way beyond food; they provide wellness checks, companionship, and a lifeline for so many. What a gift to our community.

For years now, I have been impressed by the important work done in our community by Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels and they consistently continue to find new ways to serve their clients in new and better ways. The ambition and caring behind the mission and work that YMOW does is truly humbling and inspiring. Our community would not be the same without YMOW!

I volunteer for YMOW and am humbled by both the mission and the people who do this important work. The scope of their support for people in need is impressive.

I joseph have been delivering meals the past year it's been a great place I would recommend to anyone

More than a meal, a touch point for the homebound.

My family and I have volunteered for the last 10 years delivering meals on Christmas day. It is very apparent the food insecurity of this population and what a positive impact the Meals on Wheels makes in the lives of their clients.

Ypsilanti MOW is a wonderful organization in Ypsilanti. They service a lot of seniors in a kind, caring way. MOW goes above and beyond helping seniors in more ways that just food service. The staff is professional and very helpful.

I call 9 YMOW clients every week for the Chit Chat Chums program to check on them since the delivery people are not allowed in their homes because of Covid-19. I hear every week how important Meals on Wheels is to them. Most of them only get out for doctor appointments when they can't be virtual. Not only is the food important, but they tell me how important my call is to them. We can discuss things that are happening in their life and things they need help with. I pass on the information for follow-ups from the social worker, office, etc. Meals on Wheels is an important part of their lives!

I have volunteered with YMOW and participate in several fundraisers, so I have first-hand experience with the people who run this organization and with the clients. I can tell you that it is a first-rate organization, run by people who truly care, are knowledgeable, and know how to manage resources. The clients they serve benefit enormously from their services and it truly makes their lives better. This is an A+ organization that is local and amazing!

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is extraordinary. The staff is so dedicated and go above and beyond to serve clients who are homebound. The area they serve is underresourced, with many in poverty or near that level. They turned their operation around quickly to respond to the challenges of COVID and still serve about 250 clients with food (as well as pet food for those with animals. Animals are shown to improve quality of life for homebound seniors). I can't stress enough the importance of this nonprofit to the community they serve.

I am a volunteer for Chit Chat Chums which is something YMOW created to help during this pandemic since the delivery people can't meet face to face with the clients now. I call the same 10 clients every week and chat with them to make sure they have plenty of food, medicine, toilet paper, etc. They look forward to my calls and tell me things that they need or things they need help with. They count on the food and many do not have anything else to eat. Sometimes they need help setting up a doctor appointment, a home repair or just need to talk to someone who cares and will listen to them. YMOW is much more than a meal! They care about their physical and mental health and can get video or telephone calls from the social worker, therapists, nurses etc. Many are excited about getting a raised flower bed outside their home that they can garden in for free! YMOW is such a great part of Ypsilanti and I am proud to be associated with them!