Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City
Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City coordinates hot meals for homebound adults age 60 and older in Oklahoma County, up to five days a week when eligible. Churches and community groups prepare and deliver meals; volunteers also provide human contact and a wellness check.
About Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City
Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City describes its program as a home-delivery network rather than an open dining room. The organization coordinates meals prepared and delivered by churches and community groups in the metro area. Volunteer contact can matter for someone living alone: besides bringing food, the nonprofit says drivers help check that the client is doing well.
Its program page says homebound Oklahoma County residents age 60 and older may qualify for a hot meal delivered up to five days a week. Age alone does not guarantee enrollment: explain mobility, whether the person can shop or cook, and whether anyone else lives in the home. The organization must confirm coverage, assessment, schedule, and start date; the page does not publish a general fee or promise immediate availability.
The office is listed at 222 NW 15th Street, Oklahoma City, and the contact number is (405) 609-1035; the nonprofit also publishes info@endinghungerokc.org. Its site lists meal services and a community food initiative, but St. Luke’s Community Market is a separate program for families, distributed first come, first served at locations announced weekly. Do not mistake that market for home-delivered senior meals.
When applying, ask what paperwork or referrals are needed, whether the home must be in the county, which days meals arrive, and how the program handles diets, allergies, or a hospital stay. If a meal is delivered, identify an alternate contact and ask what happens if the client cannot answer the door. For short-term needs after hospitalization, ask whether temporary service is available or whether another regional program must make the referral.
People outside Oklahoma County can call Areawide Aging Agency or the federal Eldercare Locator to find their local provider. If the main need is personal-care screening or a Medicaid home-services program, Meals on Wheels does not replace that process: ask the Area Agency on Aging and Oklahoma Department of Human Services about ADvantage or other routes.
Locations and contact points
- Oficina de Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City: 222 NW 15th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 · Phone (405) 609-1035 · Directions
Community home-delivered meals organization
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