MEALS ON WHEELS | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING
Administers the Meals on Wheels program. Registers and enrolls eligible individuals for meals and coordinates delivery schedules with volunteers. Meals are fully cooked and delivered refrigerated for reheating. Special diets are accommodated. Can accommodate special dietary requests to deliver meals that are heart healthy, diabetic friendly, renal friendly, lactose free, vegetarian (lacto-ovo), gluten free, and mechanical soft or pureed. Upon registration for Meals on Wheels (MOW), enrollees will receive information on the delivery schedule. Each meal recipient is assessed for further needs, benefits eligibility and/ or referrals.
Last Assured
06/03/2024
Physical Address
160 Benmont Avenue, Suite 90, Bennington, VT 05201
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
Fax
(802) 447-2846
Voice
Application process
By Telephone; By Website
Fee
Donations Accepted
Eligibility
Homebound adults age 60 and older who are affected by either one of the following: temporary or permanent incapacity due to illness, advancing age and/or nutritionally at risk because they cannot always purchase adequate foodstuffs or cannot prepare meals. Individuals with disabilities under age 60 referred by the Vermont Center for Independent Living.
Agency info
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING
Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (SVCOA) is a non-profit senior services organization that plans, develops and coordinates comprehensive services for older adults in support of their independence, self choice, and well being in Bennington and Rutland Counties. Services include, but are not limited to, information and referral assistance, case/care management, nutrition services, healthy living programs, health insurance counseling, hoarding issues, and support for caregivers. SVCOA also serves as the umbrella agency for Green Mountain RSVP with offices in Bennington, Springfield, and Brattleboro.