by Hannah Grant | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog
I joined the Meals on Wheels Nutrition Department in November 2022. As a Registered Dietitian, my job is to help seniors who receive Meals on Wheels stay healthy. Here are some recommendations I have to keep you healthy while having fun this summer! Drink Water High...
by Jim Oswald | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog
Monica’s building is located at the northern edge of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Her apartment is modest and gets a lot of sunshine. Everything is neat and tidy – a beautiful string of sparkly fairy-type garland is draped across her windows, and cloth...
by Jim Oswald | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog
Electric-Powered for a Cleaner, Greener Future! Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF) aims to electrify two-thirds of its fleet of meal delivery vehicles by 2027. MOWSF’s current fleet of 32 combustion vehicles covers almost 100,000 miles a year visiting thousands...
by KFF Health News | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, News
A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic. Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled, from about 650 in 2018 to roughly 1,400 in 2022, according to preliminary...
by Jim Oswald | Apr 13, 2023 | Blog
Reception We have fabulous news to share! In April, we moved into our new headquarters located at 2142 Jerrold Avenue, ending our 28-year run at 1375 Fairfax in Bayview. Yes, can you believe it — 28 years! We sold our Fairfax building and were able to...
by Kathy Stirling | Apr 5, 2023 | Blog
When Ashley McCumber stepped down last October after 15 years at the helm of MOWSF, he wanted to make sure the organization was in good hands as Meals on Wheels started to look for a new permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A natural fit was MOWSF’s current Chief...