About Us

The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the oldest and largest national organization composed of and representing local, community-based, senior-nutrition programs in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the U.S. territories. These local programs are our MOWAA Members.

There are some 5,000 local, senior-nutrition programs in the United States. These programs provide over one million meals to seniors who need them each day. Some programs serve meals at congregate locations like senior centers. Some programs deliver meals directly to the homes of seniors whose mobility is limited. Many programs provide both services. MOW programs employ thousands of professionals and, maybe even more importantly, engage a virtual army of volunteers who also "work" for these programs. It is said that this group, numbering between 800,000 and 1.7 million individuals, is the largest volunteer army in the nation.