Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona is committed to helping elderly and homebound adults with disabilities thrive physically and emotionally at home by ensuring daily contact with a caring volunteer and access to a healthy diet that meets their individual nutritional needs.
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Client Eligibility
Please Note: We do not deliver in Vail, Marana, or Oro Valley. |
Much More Than A Meal
Along with nourishing, medically-tailored meals, clients also receive daily contact with a warm and caring volunteer. Our volunteers understand that these daily visits serve both a social and a safety purpose, providing clients with vital social interaction and a dependable lifeline in case of injury or acute illness.
In a recent survey, Mobile Meals clients shared that:
In addition, Brown University's More than a Meal research demonstrates that homebound adults who receive daily-delivered meals experience:
Along with nourishing, medically-tailored meals, clients also receive daily contact with a warm and caring volunteer. Our volunteers understand that these daily visits serve both a social and a safety purpose, providing clients with vital social interaction and a dependable lifeline in case of injury or acute illness.
In a recent survey, Mobile Meals clients shared that:
- 100% believe that meal delivery allows them to live independently
- 98% believe that meal delivery has helped them maintain or improve their health
- 94% feel more secure knowing a driver will be checking on them daily
In addition, Brown University's More than a Meal research demonstrates that homebound adults who receive daily-delivered meals experience:
- Improvement in mental health
- Improvement in self-rated health
- Reductions in the rate of falls
- Improvement in feelings of isolation and loneliness
- Decreases in worry about being able to remain in their home
