You can help
Become A Volunteer
You can make the difference in the life of a homebound senior by volunteering for as little as 2 hours per week! Learn more and get involved today.
We Deliver over 750,000 meals each year to homebound seniors on staten island
Become A Volunteer
Make a difference in someones life, and in our community. Learn how you can volunteer to deliver meals for as few as two hours per week
Make A Donation
Did you know that $30 is enough to provide a homebound senior with 10 meals per week? Consider making a donation today!
Apply For Meals On Wheels
Review our qualifications and fill out our form to begin receiving meals at home.
Our Mission is focused on more than just meals
Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. is a private not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide two nutritious meals each day to those 60 years of age or older who can no longer shop for or prepare their own meals.
Nutrition
Meals on Wheels Staten Island ensures that seniors have access to nutritious meals when family, mobility or monetary resources are not available.
Interaction
Our volunteers are sometimes the only people that our clients see. Meals are dropped off, but there is also a genuine human interaction with our seniors.
Safety & Well Being
When meals are delivered, we also conduct a general saftey check. Should there be an issue we immediatly reach out through the proper channels for help.
Staten Island's Senior population
Doubling In Size
Did you know that Staten Island will see the largest percentage increase, with the elderly population doubling, from 51,000 to 102,000 in 2030.
Total Population
The elderly comprised 11.6 percent of Staten Island’s population in 2000 and will account for 18.7 percent of that borough’s population in 2030
Meals Served Daily
We currenly deliver meals to more than 1,300 homebound seniors in need each day, with that number to steadily increase as the the senior population rises
2030 Projection
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Total Population
Seniors Served Daily
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