Ans. The hot, nutritious, low-fat meals each contain 1/3 of the minimum daily nutritional requirements for senior adults.

Each meal includes the following:

Additionally, each meal contains:

Ans. Meals are delivered each weekday between 10:30 am and 12:45 pm

Note: It is very important that clients be at home when meals are delivered. If a client expects to be away during their normal delivery time for any reason, s/he must notify the Meals on Wheels office at least 24 hours in advance. While we understand that occasional unexpected emergencies are inevitable, chronic absenteeism may be cause for suspension of services.

Ans. The meals are delivered by the volunteers who are the heart and soul of the program, and whose warm, human touch means so much to our clients. Without their selfless dedication, we could not serve the 325 meals we provide each weekday in Durham County.

We are constantly looking for additional volunteers to deliver meals. If you think you'd like to volunteer, even for just one day per month, please call our Volunteer Line at (919) 667-9426, or follow this link to view more information about volunteering.

Ans. Meals on Wheels of Durham maintains a contract with a professional foodservice company in Greensboro which prepares and packages each day's meals. The foodservice company delivers the packaged meals to sites from which they are collected by volunteers and subsequently distributed to clients’ homes.

Note: Each day's menu is prepared, packaged, and delivered under strict food safety guidelines to minimize the risk of contamination.

Ans. Meals cost $5.29 each.

Ans. The services of Meals on Wheels of Durham are available to any resident of Durham County who is homebound as the result of age, disability, or illness. Most recipients live alone and are handicapped, malnourished, elderly, or otherwise unable to prepare food for themselves. People of ALL incomes and ages may be eligible for meals. Meals on Wheels does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender, disability, or national origin.

Ans. If you think you may be eligible to receive Meals on Wheels, or know someone who may benefit from this service, then please contact your (or their) doctor's office or social worker and have them submit a referral to Meals on Wheels of Durham. Our office manager will contact you and/or your doctor/social worker for any further clarification.

Ans. We currently deliver 325 nutritious meals each weekday—over 84,000 meals a year.

The number of referrals we are receiving has increased each year, and we need your support to continue to meet the needs of Durham County’s growing elderly population. Please follow the appropriate link above to your preferred method of supporting our mission.