MACOAMeals on Wheels Program

By Sheldon Martin, MACOA Committee Chair

The Montgomery Area Council on Aging here in Montgomery provides frozen meals to assist senior citizens who are at risk of losing their independence because of difficulty in preparing or acquiring ingredients for nutritional meals. The Frozen Meals Program was established to provide seniors a well-balanced, nutritious meal. It was developed to serve those who are not able to participate in the hot Meals on Wheels program due to an extensive waiting list. MACOA has Frozen Meals programs in Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery counties and in the Town of Pike Road.

This is a year-round, eight-month placement. As of February 2023, our committee members have provided MACOA 30 meals a month per member for around 1,400 meals for the seniors on their Frozen Meals program. We will continue through May and provide another 1,500 or so meals. Some of the meals prepared were spaghetti and meatballs, chicken and dumplings, seafood gumbo, roasted pork tenderloin, and country fried steak. There is always a variety of meals, and the seniors love receiving meals from the Junior League. Some of our committee members even had their kids lend a helping hand and learn all about the impact this program makes on some of our communities’ most vulnerable citizens.

This has been a truly impactful organization to work with. I’m especially appreciative of the work of the MACOA committee whose members have gone above and beyond each month in their food preparations. If it weren’t for the contributions of this committee, many of the seniors in this program would not have received a meal.