by EliseMoW | Sep 13, 2022 | Food Insecurity, Health Checkup, Healthy eating, MoW Services, Senior Community
Growing older is a gift. You get to see your family and the world grow and change around you as you gain all kinds of new experiences. But getting older can also be scary. Chronic illness becomes more likely as we age, and limited mobility can make day-to-day life...
by EliseMoW | Aug 9, 2022 | MoW Services
As we grow older, our bodies don’t react well to change. As a result, we are less able to do the things we previously took for granted. Driving, getting to the store, and cooking might become harder as health problems set in. Ordering food can be expensive, and the...
by EliseMoW | Apr 18, 2022 | Meal Delivery, MoW Services
Learning to eat healthy isn’t just about understanding calories or what foods to avoid because there is too much salt. Eating healthy is a carefully crafted balance that every person, regardless of age, should understand. But many of us don’t know how to eat healthy,...
by EliseMoW | Feb 25, 2022 | Exercise, Mental Health, MoW Services, Omicron COVID-19, Senior Community
When the Omicron COVID-19 variant was first detected in November 2021, most felt extreme disappointment and disheartenment. It seemed like there was light at the end of the tunnel, only to realize that wasn’t the case. Families that were just getting back together had...
by EliseMoW | Feb 21, 2022 | Food Insecurity, Meal Delivery, MoW Services, Volunteering
COVID-19 made specific populations, like seniors, even more vulnerable than they ever were before. Before and during the pandemic, the food assistance community, both public and nonprofit, addressed food security among older adults in many different ways. These...
