Ypsi Meals on Wheels

More than a Meal Since 1974

Volunteer gets to know her neighbors with every knock

Mondays are especially busy days for YMOW volunteers like Nancy Culotta. Along with the usual meals, staff and volunteers distribute donations of produce, bread, and other items to everyone on their routes.  It’s a lot more work, but Nancy sees every knock on a door, every bag of apples and every

Friday visits provide more than a meal

Every once in a while, we're reminded of little bits of good that resulted from the largely negative event that was the pandemic of 2020. One of those bits comes from Carola Baker, half of the volunteer team that's recognized as YMOW's volunteer of the second quarter, 2024.  "We couldn't do

Small favors are a big part of volunteer’s role at YMOW

  Knowledge of a foreign language certainly isn't required of YMOW volunteers. But that hasn't stopped Rick Humesky from learning phrases in Spanish and Romanian as part of his role at YMOW.  When Rick learned that a client on his Monday route spoke Romanian, he took it upon himself to learn

New CEO/Executive Committee in place at YMOW

As YMOW embarks on our second half-century of service to our community, we do so with a new leader at the helm. Following an extensive search conducted by the Andrews Group, we are proud and excited to announce Barbara Niess-May as YMOW's new President and CEO.  A proud supporter of the Ypsilanti

Volunteering is a team effort for the Englebergs

As is the case for most recent retirees, Suzy and Cary Engleberg's decision to end their work careers came with the gift of more time - a gift that they are eager to share with their community and with Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels.  Each Wednesday the couple arrives at YMOW to load up meals for