News & Events

Winemaker Adam McBride, owner of Hickory Creek Winery in Buchanan, MI, will guide participants through a tasting of five of his Michigan-made wines during a virtual wine tasting event at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Each $45 tasting kit contains five 1.75-ounce bottles of wine, palate-cleansing crackers, a tasting glass and online access to an ...

The donation of a Toyota Sienna by Toyota Motor North America and Dunning Toyota of Ann Arbor will allow Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels to add a fifth route to its meal deliveries. That means as many as 50 more homebound neighbors will have access to food and support from YMOW. The gift also included a ...

For the protection of our clients, staff and volunteers, YMOW has changed its onboarding and training process for new volunteers. All volunteers interested in volunteering with our organization must complete a volunteer application located on our website (https://ymow.org/volunteer/). Applicants who complete the application and pass the initial screening will be invited by Volunteer Coordinator Rolanda ...

MAIZ Mexican Cantina and Terry Bakery are teaming up to make Mother’s Day extra special this year. Support these local business and let the women in your life know they’re special by purchasing tacos and specially made tulip cookies between noon and 9 p.m. Sunday, May 10. A portion of all food orders will be ...

As the Coronavirus outbreak continues, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is taking additional steps to minimize potential risk to our clients, staff and volunteers. Beginning the week of Monday, March 30, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels will make deliveries only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Clients no longer will receive deliveries on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays. This ...

To our clients, their families and the community: As a provider of vital services to the homebound residents of our community, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels is exempt from the statewide lockdown.   This means we can continue to provide food and other support to the 200-plus people who rely on us each day.   Rest ...

  YMOW is proceeding through the current health crisis with one thing in mind – protecting the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and most of all, our clients. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not accepting new volunteers. A small number of longtime volunteers continue to help with deliveries, but ...

YMOW Executive Director Alison Foreman, YMOW Director of Clinical and Community Services Bethany Burge, and Pete Nowakowski of the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor (BRAG) chatted with Lucy Ann Lance, 1290 AM, about our CAPABLE program. CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders) is up and running in Ypsilanti. It’s ...

Let us do the cooking Saturday, March 14, while you provide a local senior with a hot, tasty meal! Every $12 pie-and-a-pint combo sold benefits Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels. Enjoy a slice of pie – sweet or savory – and a beer and $6 goes to YMOW. That’s enough to provide lunch for one of ...