by Aria Brock | Apr 2, 2024 | Blog
In each of our quarterly volunteer newsletters, we profile a current volunteer to highlight the diversity of riches volunteers bring to MOWSF programming. In addition to our ongoing volunteer opportunities, our internship program has been developed by MOWSF over the...
by Jim Oswald | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Story
In 2019 when I first met Maxine, her positive outlook on the difficulties many older adults face as they age inspired me. “Aging, to me, is really a state of mind,” she told me back then. “As we age, we start to have issues with our bodies, but everything...
by Jim Oswald | Jan 26, 2024 | Blog, Story
As part of an ongoing series– How Are They Doing Today – we’re launching this year, I wanted to follow up with some of the Meals on Wheels seniors who have graciously shared their stories with me over the years. While everyone I’ve talked to comes from different walks...
by Jim Oswald | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog, Story
Recently, I tagged along with Michael Bereskin, a volunteer who delivers groceries as part of our Home-Delivered Groceries (HDG) program. It’s 8:00 am. In the Meals on Wheels parking lot, the 80-year-old San Franciscan shows me how to open the trunk of his...
by Jim Oswald | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog, News
For San Franciscans like 84-year-old Carmen, the simple pleasure of a home-cooked meal was not a possibility — until Meals on Wheels came into the picture. “I often feel lonely. Very lonely, so I try to be very strong,” says Carmen. Carmen looks...
by Jim Oswald | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog, Story
I met Paul, who is 80, outside of his apartment on Powell Street in San Francisco on a picture-perfect day. The iconic cable cars clang up and down the street unloading a steady stream of people into Union Square. The sidewalks were lined with well-dressed tourists...
