Lubbock Meals on Wheels is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing and delivering good, nutritional food to the homebound of our community.

Lubbock Meals on Wheels serves hot meals daily to the people who reside in the cities of Lubbock and Idalou.

The Board of Directors has established three criteria that all applicants must meet before they can receive meals.

• A person must be homebound or need assistance to leave home.

• A person must be unable to prepare a well-balanced meal each day.

• A person must not have anyone who is available to prepare meals for them. *

*Some Exceptions Apply

Each meal is low in salt and lightly seasoned containing:

• a meat entree

• two servings of vegetables or fruit

• bread or dessert

• a beverage of choice (milk or juice)

The following meal choices are available:

          Regular,  Soft,  Diabetic,  Bland, and  Vegetarian.

Menus are prepared each month by a dietitian.

Lubbock Meals on Wheels believes in giving recipients an opportunity to share in the cost of the services provided to them through voluntary contributions. Monthly reminders will show the suggested contribution based on the recipient’s income and expenses. No one is denied service due to an inability to contribute. These contributions are very important because they supply a significant part of the operating budget and allow Lubbock Meals on Wheels to continue to provide services to all those in need.

Anyone can make a referral by simply calling the Lubbock Meals on Wheels office at 792-7971. Our office hours are 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday.

A local Board of Directors set the policies and procedures that govern the program. Lubbock Meals on Wheels is funded by the good citizens of this community. Recipients, churches, civic clubs, individuals, businesses, schools, and foundations support the program. Lubbock Meals on Wheels is NOT a United Way Agency and we do not receive money from the federal, state, or local government.

Every Friday recipients receive fresh flowers donated by local wholesale florist companies. Recipients' birthdays are recognized with a card and a cake or some other special treat. Clients may sometimes receive a plant grown in the Meals on Wheels' greenhouse. Periodically magazines, books, and other reading materials are sent along with the usual delivery. At Christmas, recipients enjoy the Twelve Days of Christmas Project in which a variety of items, goodies, and gifts are delivered on each of the twelve days prior to the holiday. Also, weekend meal sacks containing various foods are available to those people with the greatest need.