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World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on November 13th to inspire positivity and to encourage kindness around the globe. It was first introduced in 1997 by the World Kindness Movement, through a coalition of NGO’s and is now recognized internationally. It is also a day devoted to the potential … [Read more...] about Celebrating World Kindness Day

November is Native American Heritage Month! This purpose of this month-long acknowledgement is to celebrate the rich diversity and long history of Native Americans. Through discovering the culture, traditions, and contributions of individuals and tribes, the public can learn about the unique … [Read more...] about Native American Heritage Month

October is Blindness Awareness Month. Throughout the world, there are over 285 million people who are visually impaired with 39 million of these people being completely blind. There are degrees of vision loss and folks who are blind or visually impaired often lead fulfilling lives in their … [Read more...] about October is Blindness Awareness Month!

Prior to April 2020, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM) delivered one hot and one cold meal to each home-delivered meal program client five days a week. To protect clients and volunteers during the pandemic while keeping up with exploding demand, we transitioned to delivering frozen meal … [Read more...] about Unboxing Together!

When you think about identifying key aspects of an individual’s health, what comes to mind? Do you think about the strength and immunity of the physical body, how much exercise an individual is engaging in, the genetics a person is born with or the environment in which they currently live? These are … [Read more...] about World Mental Health Awareness Day

Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM) has been delivering meals and providing support services to homebound individuals throughout Maryland for over 60 years now- becoming a trusted community resource to those in need along the way. But how did it all begin? And how did we develop into the … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 61st Anniversary of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland

It is estimated that every one in four Americans aged 65+ takes a fall every year in the United States (Centers for Disease Control). This number is significant considering that falls can be detrimental to the health, safety, and financial independence of the individual. The good news is that with … [Read more...] about September Marks Fall Prevention Awareness Month

Older adults have not grown up with smartphones and computers, and anything is harder to learn as you age. However, more older people than ever before are utilizing technology. For instance, in 2000, 14% of people 65+ had used the internet, compared to 73% in 2019- and this number is only increasing … [Read more...] about Technology for Older Adults