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Mission Statement
Our mission is to meet the nutritional and social needs of those we serve so that they can maintain safe and independent lifestyles .
Wish List
Volunteers for homedelivered meal program
Event sponsorships
Financial contributions
Partnerships for our pet food initiative
Upcoming Events
March for Meals March 2024 Annual public and fundraising awareness campaign
401Gives Day April 2024
Background Founder Joseph Brown ( 1924-2014 ) established Meals on Wheels of RI in February 1969 . In its inaugural year , the organization served seventeen Providence seniors through a single delivery route with nutritious meals , safety assurances and social visits to help them maintain independence . In summer 2022 , we delivered our 20-millionth home-delivered meal . In 2023 , we are delivering on our mission across eighty-one daily delivery routes , serving more than 3,300 individuals annually who are at risk of food insecurity and social isolation .
BRAG LINES MOWRI 2025 , our strategic plan , centers on innovation and capacity building to sustain and grow our signature programs and increase our statewide impact .
In spring 2023 , we began serving homebound seniors on Block Island for the first time in our organization ’ s history .
Our Capital City Café Program expanded in 2023 to include monthly cafés for the older adult LGBTQ , Southeast Asian and Latinx communities .
Our partnership with Women & Infants Hospital & Point 32 Health is serving pregnant and postpartum women .
Pay it Forward Our organization serves Rhode Island residents at risk of food insecurity and social isolation statewide , including more than 3,000 homebound older adults , and we are working to meet steadily increasing needs for our programs . As we also work to increase our statewide impact and extend our model to additional at-risk populations , the support of our partners and donors will be more critical than ever .
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island
70 Bath St .
Providence , RI 02908 rimeals . org
Meghan Grady Executive Director
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