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Sometimes there is nothing better than giving back as a family. At Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM), there are so many ways to engage family members of all ages- from packing to delivery to creative service projects and fundraisers. One fun way to volunteer is through our Grocery … [Read more...] about Volunteer as a Family with the GAP Program

The Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM) Grocery Assistance Program (GAP) started 21 years ago to provide grocery shopping assistance to homebound individuals unable to shop for themselves. The program works by matching a participant with a dedicated volunteer. Together, they will decide on a … [Read more...] about Victoria and Ashley Give Back through GAP

The Full Plate Club at Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM) is a group of dedicated monthly donors. These generous givers provide MOWCM the steady income needed to deliver food, socialization, and other critical services to our homebound neighbors in need, now and into the future. The monthly … [Read more...] about Join The Full Plate Club

On Thursday, November 4th, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland (MOWCM) presented our 2021 Virtual Thanks for Giving event, “Unity and Heart”, celebrating volunteers, donors, and community partners that are at the core of what we do. Two very special volunteer awards were announced, The 2021 … [Read more...] about MOWCM Gives Thanks… Our 2021 Volunteer Service Awards

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