Since Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) began managing Dallas County’s Meals On Wheels program 1973, the number of meals delivered each weekday has increased from 125 to almost 4,000. In fiscal year 2009, VNA Meals On Wheels made more than 1.1 million home deliveries. This expansion of VNA Meals On Wheels is due to the substantial growth of the aging population.
VNA cooks fresh hot meals every day in its state of the art kitchen. There are several meal drop sites that are grouped to be near the majority of the delivery routes. Meal coolers are delivered to drop sites throughout Dallas County Mondays through Fridays.
For many homebound elderly, sick, and disabled individuals, the difference between continuing to live in their own residences and institutional care is a nutritious home-delivered meal.
