During this time of record inflation and increased demand for our medically-tailored meals, safety checks, social connection, and connection to community resources, you can help end hunger and isolation among elderly and disabled neighbors in our community by donating today.

A donation of $7 provides two meals and a safety check, and $35 provides ten meals and safety checks for a week for a homebound older, disabled neighbor.

Just $1,778 feeds a homebound neighbor in Chesapeake for an entire year – a fraction of the cost of assisted living.

Need more reasons to donate? According to the results of our 2022 Participant Survey:

  • Nearly half would see no one else for a week or more if it weren’t for our volunteers.
  • 77% feel less isolated because of Meals on Wheels.
  • 82% have noticed an improvement in their quality of life since starting the program.
  • 99% of participants look forward to seeing their volunteer each day.
  • 96% say that our meals keep them healthy or improve their health.
  • 98% say that living at home is important to them and that our program makes it easier for them to live at home.
  • 84% are from zip codes with moderate to high food-insecurity in Chesapeake: 23324, with a score of 92.6; 23325, with a score of 66.1; 23320, with a score of 34.3; and 23323, with a score of 32.1. Source: GHR Connects

Our FEIN is 54-1080366.

We accept checks at:

Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake Inc.
PO Box 15343
Chesapeake, VA 23328

Please designate type of donation: 

      • “Meal Sponsorship” to directly provide meals for participants experiencing hardship 
      • “PAW’s” to provide pet food, supplies, and vet care for the pets of participants
      • Any undesignated donations will provide general operational support

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About Us

    Andy Fox of Wavy 10’s On Your Side poses with MOWC staff (in T-shirts) and CRMC staff.

Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake is a 501(c)(3) community service nonprofit organization founded in 1977 and located at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, which generously donates our office space. We are a United Way of South Hampton Roads agency since 2020, a member organization of Meals on Wheels America since 2020, and a contractual partner with Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, our Area Agency on Aging, since 2021.

We promote well-being for homebound neighbors through the use of evidence-based practices as outlined in Meals on Wheels America’s “More Than a Meal” body of research, including the delivery of nutritious meals and safety checks by vetted volunteers; social connection; and connection to community resources. Our goal is to help participants age in place nutritiously, affordably, and with dignity and independence in their homes and communities.

We are a caring community of over 150 participants and rising; over 300 volunteers and rising; donors; community partners; and staff, two full-time and two part-time.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake (MOWC) a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community and workplace means that all stakeholders, participants, volunteers, and employees, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feels valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for program enrollment, volunteerism, employment, and advancement in all of our departments and programs. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.

We’re committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire mobile meals industry of the nonprofit sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.

Please read our DEI policy in its entirety here.

Food Lion Feeds + Meals on Wheels America Go Further Fund Grant

CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA—Through a national partnership with Meals on Wheels America, Food Lion Feeds has donated $26,500 to MEALS ON WHEELS OF CHESAPEAKE in an effort to feed local senior neighbors in their time of need and serve the increased demand for Meals on Wheels in the community. Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake will use grant funds to invest in equipment upgrades and free meals for neighbors experiencing food-insecurity and living at or below 132% of the 2023 Federal Poverty Level.

Read more here: FOOD LION FEEDS PARTNERS WITH MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA AND DONATES $450,000 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SENIORS IN NEED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

On the United Way of South Hampton Roads Day of Caring, Lisa Bednarczyk, Store Manager of Food Lion Store 201, and Carolyn Wells, Store Manager of Food Lion Store 752, present two checks from Food Lion Feeds totaling $26,500 to Megan Mann, Program Director of Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake, with our wonderful volunteers, new and old, present.

Connect With Us

For more information, Contact Us. We can also be reached via email at mealsonwheelschesapeake@gmail.com or by phone at 757.312.6458.

Our office hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 3 pm. We are closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Day.

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