Meals on Wheels Yolo County

08/26/2026

It is National Dog Day 🐾 While we spoil our pups today, a heartbreaking reality exists: over 1 in 5 seniors in America skip meals to feed their beloved pets.

No senior should have to choose between their nourishment and their best friend's. Meals on Wheels Yolo County’s MOW PAWS program is here for seniors like Alice, a widowed retired school teacher, and her faithful companion dog, Frankie. They receive nutritious meals delivered right to their door in Winters. Alice is endlessly grateful for MOW Yolo staff like Kathy T., who care for her and her fur babies.

Will you join us in celebrating with a gift to Meals on Wheels Yolo County? It is the perfect way to honor your dog today. Donate to ensure our seniors, like Alice, and their pets, like Frankie, can EAT: Eat, Age, and Thrive side-by-side. 💙🐶💚 www.mowyolo.org/donate-2/

MOW Yolo is the only provider of fully-prepared meals for food insecure, isolated seniors in Yolo County, now consistently nourishing as many as 1,200 aging

08/25/2026

🧊 ❄️ Keeping it cool for Yolo County seniors! 🧊 ❄️

In 2024, when vandals cut power to our meal production facility over a holiday weekend. One power outage = weeks' worth of meals for our aging neighbors, GONE.

Thanks to a $5,000 grant from Teichert Foundation, a new 24/7 cellular temperature monitoring system will alert the Meals on Wheels Yolo County team the moment cold storage temperatures drop — protecting the 5,000+ meals produced weekly in our Winters Meal Production facility, ensuring they stay cool and fresh before being safely delivered to vulnerable seniors in every corner of Yolo County.

Because every senior deserves to EAT: Eat, Age, Thrive.

THANK YOU, TEICHERT FOUNDATION!

08/21/2026

Just back from the Meals on Wheels America conference on National Senior Citizens Day 💙💚🩵

Meals on Wheels Yolo County Executive Director, Liane Moody, joined ~5,000 MOW providers nationwide committed to so every senior is nourished. We are proud to be part of this network. Feeling inspired, energized, and committed to ensuring every senior in Yolo County can EAT: Eat, Age, Thrive.

Liane is photographed above with Jennifer Massello, Director of Operations at Meals on Wheels Sacramento County

08/20/2026

Tonight is the night! Join us this evening, Thursday, August 20th, for the YOLO Line Dance fundraiser 🤠

Head out to Turkovich Family Wines Winery for great wine, line dancing, dinner from Buenos Aires Argentinian Grill food truck, and beautiful views. Whether you come alone, with your friends, or with family, you are sure to have some fun! 💃

Are you a beginner? There’s an entire hour just for you! Arrive at 5:30 PM for Beginner Warm-Up and Lessons, broken down step-by-step by the wonderful organizers of YOLO Line Dance, who ensure everyone is included and having a good time.

The $5 you spend on a dance wristband goes directly to Meals on Wheels Yolo County, helping our seniors EAT: Eat, Age, Thrive 💚💙

08/18/2026

For many seniors, the hardest part of aging isn’t physical—it’s the profound quiet of an empty home. That’s why Cafe Yolo is so vital; it provides much more than a hot meal, it is a welcoming space for engaging conversation and a sense of true belonging 💚💙

When Dianne moved to Yolo County from Iowa, she didn’t know anyone. Today, she attends Cafe Yolo each week and shares, “Now I have lifelong friends.” For Tina, the gatherings are just as essential: “It’s one of the only times I get to socialize during the week,” she says.

We’re working to expand the Cafe Yolo schedule throughout the county, so seniors like Dianne and Tina can share a meal and connect with friends more often 😊

That’s where you come in! Help ensure all our aging neighbors can EAT: Eat, Age, Thrive. Set a place at the table today at www.mowyolo.org

MOW Yolo is the only provider of fully-prepared meals for food insecure, isolated seniors in Yolo County, now consistently nourishing as many as 1,200 aging

08/17/2026

🎉 It's National Nonprofit Day, and we're celebrating with 154 pounds of dry cat food and 8 cases of canned food, generously donated by our partners at UC Davis Accessible Veterinary Care! 🐈

For homebound seniors across Yolo County, a beloved pet is often their closest companion. Many seniors will go hungry before letting their pet go hungry. Thanks to this donation, our MOW PAWS program can keep delivering pet food alongside meals, so no senior has to choose between their own nutrition and their pet's well-being 💚💙

AVC connects UC Davis faculty and students with dogs and cats belonging to clients with limited resources or other barriers to care, including new outreach in Knights Landing and a clinic that just opened inside the Davis Petco. Together, we're working toward the same goal: making sure the beloved pets of vulnerable seniors are nourished and well cared for.

📍 Learn more about AVC's programs: https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/hospital/small-animal/accessible-veterinary-care

🐾 Support the MOW PAWS Program: https://tinyurl.com/mow-paws

MOW Yolo is the only provider of fully-prepared meals for food insecure, isolated seniors in Yolo County, now consistently nourishing as many as 1,200 aging

08/14/2026

Mark your calendars! Another evening of line dancing is right around the corner 🤠

Next week, on Thursday, August 20th, YOLO Line Dance is hosting another fun-filled evening of line dancing to benefit Meals on Wheels Yolo County!

Grab your friends and join us at Turkovich Family Wines Winery for food, wine, sunset views, dancing, and plenty of fun 💃

All ages are welcome—come dance, sip, and support our local seniors! 💚💙

Nourishing Yolo County seniors' health and wellbeing with nutritious food and social contact.

08/12/2026

🚫 Myth: Meals on Wheels Yolo County has a LONG waitlist.

✅ Fact: Our waiting list is currently at ZERO!

Need meals or know a senior who does? Don't let a long waitlist hold you back. With funding from Meals on Wheels America's Unmet Needs Grant, we’ve cleared our waitlist and are actively welcoming new clients across Yolo County! That means nutritious meals can be delivered to seniors to ensure they EAT: Eat, Age, Thrive. No waiting required 💚💙

Get started today!
🔗 Visit www.mowyolo.org/contact
📞 Or call (530) 662-7035

Nourishing Yolo County seniors' health and wellbeing with nutritious food and social contact.

08/06/2026

We are incredibly honored to announce that Meals on Wheels Yolo County has received a generous $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer U.S.! 💙

Not all seniors nourished via MOW Yolo’s Home-Delivered Meals Program have funds, friends, or family to ensure uninterrupted nutritional support on the weekends. The Weekend Food Project offers predictable delivery of shelf-stable foods to these older adults, who tend to be especially vulnerable to food insecurity. With Bayer Fund's generous support, we are providing extra items to bridge the nutritional gap over the weekends, extending seniors’ ability to age in place healthily and safely as long as possible.

Thank you, Bayer Fund, for being a dedicated partner in our mission and for investing in the health and well-being of our Yolo County seniors!