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Operations Director Kelly Schwartz was featured on WXYZ news Tuesday, June 15, along with photos of several YMOW clients and their pets. The segment, organized by Meals on Wheels America, recognized the role that Meals on Wheels organizations across the country play in helping seniors care for their furry friends and the important role those ...

As a sociology student at University of Michigan, Kailey Whitted is preparing for a lifetime of service to others. And as a volunteer for Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels, she’s getting firsthand exposure to the needs of the community and the ways she and others can help. As part of a University of Michigan class called ...

Read how YMOW and five other local organizations will benefit from the largest-ever gift to the Ypsilanti Area Community Fund. https://www.secondwavemedia.com/concentrate/features/gousseff0586.aspx ...

Jim and Marla Gousseff’s dedication to YMOW and their homebound neighbors lives on through gifts to six Ypsilanti organizations, including Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels. Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels will received a $200,000 endowment from The James W. (Jim) and Marla J. Gousseff Fund, part of a $1.8 million estate gift to the Ypsilanti Area Community ...

Vera Felk-Spraetz looked forward to her weekly visits with the folks on her mini route just as much as the clients looked forward to her knock on their door each Wednesday. Then, everything changed. The new distancing rules and the need for a mask wasn’t the hard part, Vera said. The hard part was and ...

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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 ...

Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com Reporter Brianne Twiddy and Photographer Jacob Hamilton of MLive recently spent the day learning about the many services provided by Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels to the homebound residents of Ypsilanti. Read their story and see their photos here! ...

After months of preparation, YMOW clients received their first meals from Michigan Medicine on Monday, March 18. YMOW staff will pick up the freshly prepared meals from the Michigan Medicine Patient Food and Nutrition Services  every morning for distribution to clients throughout Ypsilanti. “We are thrilled to partner with Michigan Medicine to provide the homebound ...