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Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island
Meghan Grady Executive Director Meghan Grady
Executive Director
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Kevin Millonzi Kevin Millonzi
Board Chair Kevin Millonzi
Board Chair
ANNUAL REVENUE ANNUAL REVENUE
Meals on Wheels of RI is a $2.9 million organization, with 22% of its annual operating budget raised through donations from foundation, corporate, and individual supporters. There is no required cost for participation in any of our nutritional programs. Meals on Wheels of RI is a $2.9 million organization, with 22% of its annual operating budget raised through donations from foundation, corporate, and individual supporters. There is no required cost for participation in any of our nutritional programs.
YEAR ESTABLISHED YEAR ESTABLISHED
Our founder, Joseph Brown Our founder, Joseph Brown (1924-2014) established Meals (1924-2014) established Meals on Wheels of RI in 1969 to fulfill on Wheels of RI in 1969 to fulfill a community need—to provide a community need—to provide homebound seniors with nutritious homebound seniors with nutritious meals delivered right to their meals delivered right to their doors. In 2019, we celebrated our doors. In 2019, we celebrated our 50th anniversary and delivery of 50th anniversary and delivery of our 19-millionth home-delivered our 19-millionth home-delivered meal. We expect to deliver our meal. We expect to deliver our 20-millionth home-delivered meal in 20-millionth home-delivered meal in March 2022. March 2022.
TOP FUNDING SOURCES TOP FUNDING SOURCES
GOALS
We envision a Rhode Island where all seniors live nourished lives with independence and dignity. Meals on Wheels of RI programs directly address the issues of food insecurity and social isolation that are known risk factors for negative health outcomes and loss of independence amongst older adults. Operating without disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, we served a total of 3,353 Rhode Islanders: 2,748 homebound clients with more than 336,000 meals through the Home-Delivered Meal Program and 605 clients through the Capital City Café Program.
FUNDRAISING/EVENTS
In 2020 & 2021, our only annual fundraiser, Festival of Meals, could not be held as a traditional, in-person event. However, we must still raise much-needed funds to ensure we can continue our vital work in the community while working to meet an increased need for our services. As an independent nonprofit organization, every dollar donated to Meals on Wheels of RI goes directly toward helping a Rhode Islander at risk of poor health related to lack of proper nutrition, safety, and socialization.
OPPORTUNITIES
DONATE: A donation of $50 will help provide a full week’s worth of meals to a Rhode Island senior this holiday season. Each meal is accompanied by a vital well-being check, that in many cases has saved a life, and a critical social visit with one of our friendly delivery drivers. Donate online at www.rimeals.org. VOLUNTEER: Whether you have one day per week or one day per month, we could use your help in delivering meals to our homebound seniors. Each year, we rely on the partnership of hundreds of volunteers to help us enact our mission and deliver so much more than a meal to seniors in need.
GOALS
We envision a Rhode Island where all seniors live nourished lives with independence and dignity. Meals on Wheels of RI programs directly address the issues of food insecurity and social isolation that are known risk factors for negative health outcomes and loss of independence amongst older adults. Operating without disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, we served a total of 3,353 Rhode Islanders: 2,748 homebound clients with more than 336,000 meals through the Home-Delivered Meal Program and 605 clients through the Capital City Café Program.
FUNDRAISING/EVENTS
In 2020 & 2021, our only annual fundraiser, Festival of Meals, could not be held as a traditional, in-person event. However, we must still raise much-needed funds to ensure we can continue our vital work in the community while working to meet an increased need for our services. As an independent nonprofit organization, every dollar donated to Meals on Wheels of RI goes directly toward helping a Rhode Islander at risk of poor health related to lack of proper nutrition, safety, and socialization.
OPPORTUNITIES
DONATE: A donation of $50 will help provide a full week’s worth of meals to a Rhode Island senior this holiday season. Each meal is accompanied by a vital well-being check, that in many cases has saved a life, and a critical social visit with one of our friendly delivery drivers. Donate online at www.rimeals.org. VOLUNTEER: Whether you have one day per week or one day per month, we could use your help in delivering meals to our homebound seniors. Each year, we rely on the partnership of hundreds of volunteers to help us enact our mission and deliver so much more than a meal to seniors in need.
70 Bath Street Providence, RI 02908 70 Bath Street 401.351.6700 Providence, RI 02908 www.rimeals.org 401.351.6700 www.rimeals.org
Our mission is to meet the MISSION nutritional and other special Our mission is to meet the needs of older adults and nutritional and other special other eligible populations in needs of older adults and order to help them maintain other eligible populations in their independent lifestyles. order to help them maintain their independent lifestyles.
GOALS
We envision a Rhode Island where all seniors live nourished lives with independence and dignity. Meals on Wheels of RI programs directly address the issues of food insecurity and social isolation that are known risk factors for negative health outcomes and loss of independence amongst older adults. Operating without disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, we served a total of 3,353 Rhode Islanders: 2,748 homebound clients with more than 336,000 meals through the Home-Delivered Meal Program and 605 clients through the Capital City Café Program.
FUNDRAISING/EVENTS
In 2020 & 2021, our only annual fundraiser, Festival of Meals, could not be held as a traditional, in-person event. However, we must still raise much-needed funds to ensure we can continue our vital work in the community while working to meet an increased need for our services. As an independent nonprofit organization, every dollar donated to Meals on Wheels of RI goes directly toward helping a Rhode Islander at risk of poor health related to lack of proper nutrition, safety, and socialization.
OPPORTUNITIES
DONATE: A donation of $50 will help provide a full week’s worth of meals to a Rhode Island senior this holiday season. Each meal is accompanied by a vital well-being check, that in many cases has saved a life, and a critical social visit with one of our friendly delivery drivers. Donate online at www.rimeals.org. VOLUNTEER: Whether you have one day per week or one day per month, we could use your help in delivering meals to our homebound seniors. Each year, we rely on the partnership of hundreds of volunteers to help us enact our mission and deliver so much more than a meal to seniors in need.
