People For People

Working Together, Changing Lives

Meals on Wheels

Meals On Wheels

Serving up friendship and nutrition in both group settings and home delivered meals.

SERVICES

HELP US RAISE

$2.785 MILLION

FOR OUR NEW

Meals On Wheels Commercial Kitchen

70%
$1,938,164
Goal: $2,785,000

The Older Americans Act of 1965 was signed into law on July 14, 1965; it was created to address a serious health issue of America’s senior citizens: poor or inadequate nutrition.One of the many programs created under the act was the Nutrition Program which included: congregate (dining rooms) and home delivered meals. Both programs intended to increase the health, quality of life and extend the time in which a senior can remain independent and in their own home. People For People took over the program on July 1, 2011. Prior to that date Yakima County was in charge of the Meals On Wheels program.

Follow-up studies on the effectiveness of the nutrition programs has shown that Meals On Wheels intervention extends the time a senior can stay in their home instead of being placed into a nursing home by at least 3 months. That follow-up also revealed two other major findings:

  • The health of the senior receiving meals through either program is better, they have fewer doctor visits and the cost of the program is offset by the savings to the system.For the cost of 3 days institutionalization (hospital or nursing home) we can feed the senior for a year.

    • Our program serves healthy meals that meet 1/3 of the USDA requirements. All meals consist of:

    • 1 serving (3 oz) of meat, fish or poultry or equivalent
    • 2 servings (4 oz) of vegetables or fruit substitute
    • 1 serving (4 oz) of fruit or vegetable substitute
    • 2 servings (4 oz) of bread or alternate (pasta, rice, etc)
    • 1 tsp of fortified margarine or butter
    • 1 serving (8 oz) of lowfat milk (1%)

    Funding is provided by the Older Americans Act and Washington State Aging and Disability Services through a grant from the Southeast Washington Office of Aging and Long Term Care Conference of Government and donations made by seniors and private individuals and businesses.

    Cowiche brew run fund raiser.
    All proceeds benefit the
    People For People Meals On Wheels Commercial Kitchen Project

    SAVE THE DATE | Sept. 19 2026

    Donors

    $150,000 +

    Taxpayers of Washington State
    Mt. Adams Orchards Corporation – Jack & Connie Bloxom
    Plath Family
    Washington State Legislature

    $50,000 – $149,999

    City of Yakima

    $25,000 – $49,999

    Bill & Sally Douglas
    Funding Partnership with United Way of Central Washington, the Latino Community Fund, and the Yakima Valley Community Foundation
    J. Greenwood

    $10,000 – $24,999

    John & Maureen Adkison
    Albertsons
    Andrew DeGiorgio
    Harvest Foundation
    Mark & Jorae Hill
    Paul & Terri Schaake
    Sundquist Family
    Verbrugge Family
    Yakima Federal Savings & Loan
    Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic

    $5,000 – $9,999

    Madelyn Carlson
    Global Health
    Health Alliance Northwest
    Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care
    Hyatt Family
    Surience Private Wealth
    Yakima Downtown Rotary

    $2,000 – $4,999

    AgWest Farm Credit
    D. Allen
    Blaine & Preciosa Tamaki Foundation
    Dutch Bros. Coffee
    Franz Bakery
    Gesa Credit Union
    Group Health Foundation
    Eric & Nancy Gustafson
    In Honor of Debbie Sugden
    In Honor of Ron Sugden
    Aaron & Andrea McCoy
    Methodist Church of Toppenish
    National Association of Nutrition & Aging Services
    David Paulson
    PayneWest Insurance
    Roger & Betty Strand
    Tree Top
    Chad & Kate Urwin
    Wilbur-Ellis

    Up to $1,999

    Abadan Copiers & Printers
    Abeyta Nelson Injury Law
    Victoria Alvarez
    R. Baird
    Baker Boyer Bank
    Jennifer Barnett
    B. Bernfeld
    Renee Biles
    S. Bilger
    K. Blakney
    Jennifer Bliesner
    Carrie Boutilier
    T. Brunnenkant
    David Burke
    C. Calvillo
    Capital Advisors Wealth Management
    Britta Carlson
    A. Contreras
    T. Cooper
    F. Cruz
    Cuevas & Villa Inc.
    Susan Cunningham
    B. Damm
    Diamond Line Delivery Systems
    Dana Dwinell & Ken Rose
    Eagles
    Ashley Eilers
    Claudia Eilers
    Yuridia Equihua
    Leif Ergeson
    Tony & Karla Farina
    Doug & Ann Field
    A. Field
    Elsa Flores
    GCACH
    Good Samaritan
    Julie Grasher
    John Gribsy
    Nancy Gustafson
    Stacy Hackenmueller
    J. Hansen
    David & Cindy Hargreaves
    Heritage Bank
    J. Horn
    In Memory of Sally Sobolik and Mary O’Leary
    J. Thompson
    Bill Jenkin
    Jana Johnson
    Johnson Orchards
    G. Kaminski
    Paul Kaschmitter
    Angel Keller
    Stacy Kellogg & family
    Lisa Kime
    Bill Kloster
    D. Kuper
    S. Kuper
    T. Leinbach
    Greg & Cathy Lighty
    Cynthia Magruder
    Leslie Mahoney
    B. Maloy
    C. Martinez
    J. McDonald
    Marcy McDonald
    Kristin Melcher
    Craig & Jan Mendenhall
    MSI Construction
    New York Life Group Benefit Solutions
    Nathan Nobbs
    L. Papernick
    L. Papernick
    Mike & Lisa Picatti
    William Pickering
    Holly Porter
    Pro Farms
    Sergio Ramon
    Erendida Ramos
    A. Richards
    Ron’s Collectibles
    C. Sell
    K. Shannon
    J. Shields
    J. Shira
    Gladys Silbernagel
    E. Smith
    Joan Souders
    Tim St. Martin
    S. Suarez
    Tim Sullivan
    Denise Sunberg
    Target
    Rosa Uberuaga
    Vanguard
    Monica Vargas
    M. Venable
    Gricel Villanueva
    J. Vonfeld
    M. Wall
    S. Weaver
    W. Wiuff
    Kim Yeager

    Eligibility Requirements and Locations

    Please call to register for a meal at: 509-426-2601 or 1-855-426-2601 
    or click here to APPLY FOR SERVICES (opens in new tab).

    ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

    • age 60 or older
    • primary participant’s spouse may dine with the participant regardless of age
    • all individuals with disabilities, regardless of age must reside at home with and accompany eligible participants to the dining room
    • individuals who regardless of age volunteer during meal hours

    DINING ROOM INFORMATION

    • Suggested donation for those who meet the above eligibility criteria is $3.00 /meal
    • Those that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be charged $10.00 /meal
    • serving lunch at eight (8) locations Monday – Friday
      11:00 am -11:30 am with the following exceptions: Harman Center: Monday -Wednesday only and the Tieton Community Center: Tuesday and Thursday only
    • reservations need to be made at least the day before you plan to attend by 3:00 PM, to assure that a meal will be there for you
    • serving traditional American or Hispanic meals
    • reservations are required by 3:00 pm the day before
    • transportation is available pending location, please call 509-457-1111 for more information

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    For more information please call us at
    509-426-2601 or 1-855-426-2601, click on the APPLY FOR SERVICES HERE button above or email us at: lfernandez@pfp.org

    Meals On Wheels
    1215 Business Park Way
    Union Gap, WA 98903

    DINING ROOM LOCATIONS

    • Grandview Community Center
      812 Wallace Way
      Grandview
    • Henry Beauchamp Community Center
      1211 S. 7th St.
      Yakima
    • Harman Center
      101 N. 65th Ave.
      Yakima
    • Selah Civic Center
      261 S. 1st.
      Selah
    • Sunnyside Senior Center
      1400 Federal Way
      Sunnyside
    • Tieton Community Center
      700 Franklin Rd
      Tieton
    • Union Gap Community Center
      108-A W. Ahtanum Rd.
      Union Gap
    • Washington Fruit Community Center Miller Park 502 N. 4th St. Yakima
    Randy
    “It’s helped me to be able to stay in my house.”
    Rose
    “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
    Chris (volunteer)
    “It’s actually my favorite day of the week.”

    Programs

    DINING ROOMS PROGRAM

    Congregate program serves hot meals in various locations throughout Yakima County. Our meal sites offer a chance to meet new friends and enjoy healthy, nutritious meals in friendly surroundings.

    Transportation is available to our dining rooms in most locations if needed. We suggest reservations be made at least the day before you plan to attend by 3:00 PM, to assure that a meal will be there for you.

    Seniors at all dining rooms can choose between traditional American or authentic Mexican meals

    SEVEN (7) DAY FROZEN MEAL HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM

    The home delivery program is by qualification based on the senior being homebound and have no one to prepare a meal for them and are no longer able to prepare a nutritious meal on their own.

    Weekly frozen meal delivery is available for those that need it. If delivery is not an option to the senior then a family member or friend can pick up the 7 day frozen meals once a week at one of our dining rooms or central office.

    MEALS FOR PETS PROGRAM

    Provides dog and cat food, pet supplies such as cat litter, beds, leashes, collars and treats for homebound seniors on the home delivery program.

    APPLY FOR SERVICES HERE

    For more information please call us at
    509-426-2601 or 1-855-426-2601, click on the APPLY FOR SERVICES HERE button above or email us at: lfernandez@pfp.org

    Monthly Menu

    Click here for English Menu | Spanish Menu

    Please call to register for a meal at: 509-426-2601 or 1-855-426-2601 
    or click here to APPLY FOR SERVICES.

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    Volunteer

    WE NEED YOUR HELP!

    SIMPLY CALL 509-426-2601 or 1-855-426-2601 

    When congress created the Older American Nutrition Program, it was created with the intent that many of the jobs be done with volunteers. Therefore, the funding only covers the basic program necessities of food product, equipment, supplies and minimal staffing to cook the meals. The idea behind volunteers was simple: using seniors to perform much of the work at meal sites and with home delivery gave the seniors opportunities to maintain physical activities, those who felt they couldn’t afford to pay for meals would have a chance to ‘work’ for their meal, and above all, it gave them a sense of purpose, the feeling of being needed and for many – a reason to live.

    The Meals On Wheels program of Yakima County depends on volunteers in various capacities to operate senior dining rooms (when open) and home delivery. Volunteers are not just seniors, they are all ages, from high school to concerned fully employed people who want to help out during their lunch hour.

    It can be daily during the lunch hour, once a week or whenever your time allows. Without volunteers, our program would be significantly reduced.

    If you are interested in volunteering for Meals On Wheels email the filled out volunteer application form to:  Lorena Fernandez at lfernandez@pfp.org, or call the Meals On Wheels office at (509) 426-2601.

    Meals on Wheels America member
    • serving lunch at the dining sites
    • cleaning at all kitchen/dining sites
    • home delivery drivers
    • warehouse help with food packaging, organization, and keeping the warehouse clean

    People for People is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay Service 711. It is People For People’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. Any person who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated may file a complaint with People For People’s Human Resource Coordinator. For additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/or information regarding our non-discrimination obligations, please contact the Human Resource Coordinator 509-248-6726. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing People For People’s Human Resource Coordinator at jrodriguez@pfp.org or by calling 509-248-6726. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington Relay Service at 711.

    Home Office: 304 W. Lincoln Ave. Yakima, WA 98902 | P: 509-248-6726 | F: 509-249-4287

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