Meal and Nutrition Services for All
Founded in 1971, Mobile Meals is a Meals on Wheels affiliated organization operating in Northeast Ohio. The idea of providing meals was first suggested by Mary Gordon at a picnic of the Summit County Medical Auxiliary also known as the Summit County Medical Alliance. Mary’s physician husband had frequently mentioned that he would feel uncomfortable releasing stroke patients from the hospital if they could not shop and prepare their own meals.
The Auxiliary, meanwhile, was looking for a hands-on project with a purpose. Mary’s idea took on new life when soon afterward, the Auxiliary learned of a successful meal-delivery program in Toledo, Ohio. A 15-member Task Force went to work and Mobile Meals of Akron emerged — with $500 in seed money for route books, food containers and basic supplies that enabled delivery of 12 meals a day from base locations in two local hospitals.
Mobile Meals has been serving the community now for over fifty years. In 2016, Mobile Meals became a program of Family & Community Services, Inc. Today, its staff and volunteers provide almost 200,000 meals each year to people in their homes and at dining centers throughout Summit, Portage, and Cuyahoga counties.
Phone
330-376-7717
Address
1357 Home Ave, Suite 1, Akron, OH 44310
Social Media
facebook.com/MobileMealsNEO
