Founded in 1970 to serve nutritious meals, to those residents who are unable to prepare or procure meals for themselves, enabling a healthy independence. Meals on Wheels was founded to work toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. MOW programs provide hot nutritious meals and other nutrition services to men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk. These services significantly improve the quality of life and health of the individuals they serve and postpone early institutionalization.