Need for Meals on Wheels Doubles

Family Service Rochester says the pandemic has forced more seniors to stay at home and away from grocery stores, causing a spike in demand.

Into the easter holiday one of the goals of family service rochester is to help seniors live independently for as long as they can.

Their meals on wheels program does just that.

Kimt news 3's samantha soto joins us live from family service rochester where she's finding the need has more than doubled during the amy ?

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"* in 2019 family ser rochester provided over 27 thousand meals to seniors in the area.

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"* that number jumped to over 50,000 meals.

Family service rochester's meals on wheels program has been around for many years.

Volunteers deliver prepared meals 7 days a week to seniors in rochester who are disabled or over 60.

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Now that need has nearly doubled.

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She says they're delivering more than just a meal.

"it's also a friendly face each day that they recieve a meal ?

"* they're being able to make connections with the volunteers."

Shorewood senior campus provides the meals.

During the summer months they were able to provide two meals per day.

And family service rochester also provides other services for seniors ?

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There's so much more family service rochester also delivers to stewartville 5 days a week.

In addition to the meals on wheels program ?

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"*r also delivers fresh groceries three days a week.

Live in rochester ?

"* samantha soto thank you samantha.

Family service rochester provides these services based on income.

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