Meals People Wheels Eslpod Organization Serve United Officially

"Meals on Wheels" is a "charitable organization" (a nonprofit organization that tries to improve society and serve others in some way) that delivers "meals" (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) to the homes of people who cannot buy or prepare meals "on their own" (independently; without help from other people). Many of these people are "the elderly" (old people) who have poor health or "mobility" (the ability to move around) problems, or can no longer see or drive. Others are people with "severe" (very difficult) "physical impairments" (handicaps; things that one's body cannot do) that prevent them from going to the store or "maneuvering" (moving) around a kitchen.

Meals on Wheels began in the United Kingdom in the early 1940s, and "Meals on Wheels America" was officially established in the United States in 1954. Today the organization supports more than 5,000 "senior" (for older people) "nutrition" (related to the healthfulness of food) organizations across the country. It has also "inspired" (led to the creation of) many other food delivery charities, some of which are also referred to as Meals on Wheels, even though they are not officially part of the national organization.

Most of the drivers are "volunteers" (people who work without receiving payment), and many of them are also elderly. They not only deliver food, but also serve as an important connection to the community for people who are "homebound" (must stay at home; cannot leave their home) and would "otherwise" (under other circumstances, if the volunteers did not visit them) not have opportunities for "conversation" (discussions) and "interactions" (opportunities to spend time with other people).