If getting out or cooking has become difficult, Meals on Wheels brings healthy, home-style meals right to your door. Friendly volunteers deliver your meals, check in, and offer a familiar face you can count on.
You’re not just receiving food — you’re getting connection, reassurance, and support. You can choose your menu based on your preferences and dietary needs, and you can explore additional services to make sure everything at home is going smoothly.
Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious, home-style meals to older adults and individuals who are homebound and unable to safely prepare meals for themselves. Along with food, the program offers friendly visits, regular safety checks, and help connecting to additional resources when needed.
Most Meals on Wheels programs generally serve:
Eligibility may also consider income, health status, and support available at home.
You or someone helping you can contact ACCA at (706) 549-4850. A staff member will walk you through the process and complete a brief assessment to better understand your needs.
Meals on Wheels is supported through a mix of public funding, Medicaid reimbursement, private pay, and donations. If you have questions about cost or payment options, ACCA staff can talk with you and help explain what options may be available.
Meals are typically delivered once a day on weekdays. ACCA also provides frozen or shelf-stable meals to help cover weekends or holidays when needed.
Meals are nutritious, balanced, and designed to meet the dietary needs of older adults. Participants choose from a rotating menu that includes options such as low-sugar or low-sodium meals, vegetarian dishes, texture-modified options, sandwiches, and more. Meals often include an entrée, vegetables, fruit, bread, and milk.
Yes. With proper documentation, ACCA can accommodate certain medical or dietary needs. All meals are diabetic-friendly, and options such as renal, soft mechanical, and vegetarian diets are also available.
While the program primarily serves older adults, ACCA may also provide meals to younger individuals with disabilities or serious health conditions who are homebound.
Short-term meal delivery may be available for people recovering from surgery, illness, or hospitalization. Contact ACCA to talk through your situation.
Length of service depends on individual need. Some participants receive meals for a short period, while others continue long-term as long as they remain eligible.
ACCA’s Meals on Wheels program serves residents of Clarke County, Georgia.
You can make a secure online donation to support Meals on Wheels any time at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/website-donationpage. Every gift helps deliver nutritious meals and wellness checks to older adults in our community.
Wherever you are in your aging journey, you’ll find connection, support, and a place to belong at The Center at ACCA.
