Meals On Wheels of Northampton County

Meals on Wheels of Northampton County cooks up new logo, delivers meals with local produce

In a social service that cannot just reheat leftovers, Meals on Wheels of Northampton County offers a fresh take on its ingredients, programs and its brand to improve services to the community.

"Many know us for our dedicated volunteers who deliver nutritious meals to elderly clients during the week, but we have evolved into a broader organization," says Executive Director JoAnn Bergeron Nenow. "Our new logo has been modernized to accurately portray the range of services and clients who we serve." In 2014 it is estimated that Meals on Wheels of Northampton County will serve 1,283 clients in Northampton County with 1,100 volunteers and prepare 475,000 meals for clients in Northampton County, Senior Centers in Lehigh County, and Meals On Wheels programs in Monroe and Lehigh Counties.

Meals on Wheels of Northampton County continues to home deliver hot and cold meals to the community but has recently added progressive services like its Better Fresh program to use local produce in meals, Ani-meals that delivers pet food for clients, grocery shopping services for the home bound, and group dining services for both senior and child care facilities and other Meals On Wheels organizations.

The new and improved services reflect the spirit with which the Meals On Wheels board created its new 3-year strategic plan - to meet the needs of clients with expanded services and provide a diversified services plan that mitigates the need for government funding amidst increasing budget cuts. "Our new services not only make clients happy but makes us a stronger organization by providing additional revenue to ensure that we can deliver home meals to the community in the long term," says Nenow.

Current Meals on Wheels of Northampton County services include:

• Home-delivered hot and cold meals - for homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities including those that are recuperating from hospital stays
• Chef's Pack program - a choice of 17 frozen entrees and 2 soups which can be ordered by our clients, people recuperating from hospital stays, and older active adults who want to eat healthier
• Group Dining Services - catered congregate meals for adult day centers, senior centers, child care centers and other programs that provide meals to large groups
• Ani-Meals - donated pet food for our client's cats, dogs, birds and fish
• Grocery Shopping - shopping for and delivering groceries to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities that are unable to shop for themselves
• Better Fresh - whenever possible, Meals On Wheels purchases fresh produce from our local farms for use in our meals
• Meals on Wheels Meal Preparation - other Meals on Wheels organizations in the greater Lehigh Valley depending on Meals on Wheels of Northampton to prepare and provide them with food.

About Meals on Wheels of Northampton County

Meals on Wheels of Northampton County started in 1972. Currently, they prepare 1,900 meals daily including Northampton County clients as well as preparing meals for Lehigh and Monroe Counties (Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County and Meals on Wheels of Monroe County are separate organizations with their own office staff and delivery volunteers). Meals on Wheels of Northampton County also serves 10 senior centers and 1 adult day care center. In Northampton County alone on a daily basis they serve meals to 500 clients with the help of 100 delivery volunteers driving 50 routes. In 2014 alone, Meals on Wheels of Northampton County will serve 1,283 clients with 1,100 volunteers and prepare 475,000 meals.

To learn more about Meals on Wheels, contact:

Meals On Wheels of Northampton County

4240 Fritch Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18020

610-691-1030