Meals on Wheels

Subsidized Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60 and their spouses who cannot get out much due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly. Each caller will be interviewed as soon as possible to determine eligibility. Subsidized meals are available as funding permits. Applicants may be placed on a waiting list for subsidized meals or may pay the full cost themselves.

Persons under age 60 are eligible under the following circumstances:

• Resident in a housing facility where a meal is served (Riverview Terrace in Cottage Grove, Cresview Villa in Creswell, Olive Plaza and Jacobs Lane in Eugene)
• Disabled dependent child living in a non-institutional household with a person over age 60.
• Their Case Manager has authorized meals as part of their Medicaid in-home care package.
• They are willing to pay the full cost of the meal ($7.25 each).

A donation of $3.75 per meal is suggested in the subsidized meal program, although users contribute according to their ability. Private pay customers pay $7.25, the full cost of the meal.

What is on the menu?

• We specialize in home-baked breads, rolls, and desserts; gravies and sauces are non-fat; salad dressings are low fat.
• You have a choice between two main dishes each day.
• Frozen meals are available.
• If you are diabetic or limit your salt intake, please select the entree with the heart symbol.
• The first () entree choice on the regular menu averages less than 800 calories per meal; 30 percent of calories are from fat and each meal contains two grams, or less, of sodium.
• Current Meals on Wheels menus

Meals on Wheels are more than just a meal! In addition to the nourishing meal, users appreciate the regular visit from the friendly volunteer. There are many in-home services to help you remain independent. If more help is needed, the Senior Connections Area Coordinator may be able to suggest some options.

Meals on Wheels are available in nine Lane County communities and will be delivered by either Senior & Disabled Services or the American Red Cross depending on where you live.

Community Phone Numbers
Call the number in your community in the list below to request help. If your community is not listed, service may not be available. Call 682-4038 or toll free 1-800-441-4038 for more information.

• Eugene: (541) 682-4038 (S&DS) or (541) 344-5244 (Red Cross)
  (see map below for more info who to call)
• Springfield: (541) 682-4038 or (541) 344-5244 (Red Cross)
  (see map below for more info who to call)
• Coburg: (541) 682-4038
• Creswell: (541) 682-7800
• Cottage Grove: (541) 682-7800
• Oakridge: (541) 782-4726
• Veneta: (541) 935-2262
• Junction City: (541) 998-8445
• Florence: (541) 902-9430, ext. 7830

Medicaid Clients or Oregon Project Independence should contact their Case Manager if they are interested in Meals on Wheels.

Meals on Wheels Service Areas Map - Eugene/Springfield
(roll over area for phone numbers)

Printable Meals on Wheels Service Area Map (PDF)*

Additional People Eligible for 'Meals on Wheels' Healthy Lunches
The Meals on Wheels programs serving Lane County residents have created a private pay option that allows individuals who are not eligible for subsidized Meals on Wheels to participate. The cost of these private-pay meals are $7.25 per meal.

The following groups are among those who may benefit from the new private pay Meals on Wheels option:

• Any senior who prefers to pay the complete cost of the meal,
• Homebound adults who reside in rural communities not served by the traditional subsidized Meals on Wheels Program,
• Adults less than 60 years of age with temporary or long-term disabilities,
• Adults recovering from surgery, and
• Homebound pregnant women.

In Lane County, the Meals on Wheels program is operated by either Senior & Disabled Services (S&DS) or the Oregon Pacific Chapter of the American Red Cross, depending on the geographic location. For more information, contact Sandy Karsten, S&DS, at (541) 682-4378, or Linn Crooks, Red Cross, at (541) 344-5244.

How can I help?

Volunteer!
Meals on Wheels has year around volunteer needs in Eugene, Springfield, Creswell, Cottage Grove, Oakridge, Junction City, Veneta and Florence. See the Volunteer page for more information about becoming a Meals on Wheels volunteer.

Gifts!
Senior & Disabled Services' Meals on Wheels program is only partially Federally funded and receives no State, City or United Way support.

Meals on Wheels participants give to the program through their meal donations, but many are only able to give a minimum contribution.

Community gifts to Meals on Wheels supplement the participants’ meal donations and limited public funds to ensure that nourishing meals can be served to our older neighbors.

Gifts should be directed to the Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels Program and can be designated to a particular community or to help the program as a whole.  Gifts can be made:

• For the current needs of the Meals on Wheels program
• To the Senior Meals Program Endowment Fund to supply future income
• By check or credit card
• By giving through a bequest, a will, an insurance policy or stock transfer
• By Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
• By adding Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels Program to your monthly bill paying option at your bank or Internet bill paying service
• If you would like to donate online, click here.

Gifts to the Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels Program are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Call (541) 682-4378 or e-mail skarsten@lcog.org for more information about contributing to the Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels Program.

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