About Meals that
Connect

It is wonderful to have meal client referrals, however, we do need to speak to the client when conducting our intake process. We are happy to provide you with the information you need to help get them on the program but we will eventually need to speak directly with the senior client.

No. While our central kitchen is located in a county building and we receive some grant support from the county, we are not part of the county. We are an independently run, charitable, nonprofit organization.

No. We are not Meals on Wheels or any other name. We are the senior nutrition program of SLO County, doing business as Meals That Connect. Meals on Wheels are not federally funded and do not follow the same nutritional and eligibility guidelines that we follow.

Yes. We receive some funding from the federal government, which also sets eligibility and nutritional guidelines. This funding only covers about 1/3 of our expenses. Other funding is from SLO county, cities, other grants and business. We conduct ongoing community fundraising.

We provide a midday meal, Monday through Friday. Frozen meals are available for weekends, holidays and for persons to pick up that live outside of our delivery area.

To be eligible for dining room meals, you only need to be 60 years old. Registration and meal reservations are a required part of start-up.

Yes. Our site managers work with a variety of volunteer schedules to fulfill the delivery of all of their routes. They will work with you!

No. For food safety reasons, we never leave food outside unless you have a small refrigerator we can put the meal into.

To be eligible for home delivery you must have a medical qualification that makes you homebound. A site manager will conduct an onsite intake interview with you to verify a need for home delivery.

Yes but we give clients an opportunity to donate for their meals if they wish. The suggested donation is $5 per meal. Donations are purely voluntary, anonymous, and confidential.