Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals, social contact and other services for our homebound elderly, ill and disabled neighbors, to enable them to enjoy healthier, safer, and more independent lives.

In addition to providing nutritious meals every day of the week, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels provides homebound residents of the Ypsilanti, MI, area with pet food and pet supplies, personal care items, and access to services such as minor home repairs and medicare counseling.  

Most importantly, every food delivery doubles as a safety check for someone who might not have regular visits from family or friends. These visits  help to fight social isolation, which research has shown to have adverse health effects similar to smoking. 

There are even times when these daily visits are a matter of life and death. 

When a fall from her bed left Pat unable to move or call for help, it was Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels that came to her rescue.  On a frigid day in January, YMOW Client Care Associate Randi Mayrent became worried when Pat didn’t answer her door. Randi shared her concern with YMOW Executive Director Alison Foreman, who called on police to make a wellness check.

After breaking down the door, they found Pat, fallen and unable to move. 

After a long recovery, Pat is better than before the fall, enjoying life in her own home with the company of her cat, Mackie, who also gets her food from Meals on Wheels. 

It’s been a long road for Pat, and she’s grateful for the role YMOW played in getting her back home. She knows she can count on YMOW for her meals, a daily wellness check, and so much more.

“You give me what I need,” Pat said. "God bless you.”