The half-century of service has helped provide a safety net for home-bound seniors during an increasingly challenging financial time.
Right now, MOW Yolo is serving about 1,200 seniors.
"I need a hip replacement right now and it's hard for me to even get around," Dennis said.
"It helps us with food, being able to eat good food every day," Dennis said.
"They knock on the door, they are so glad to see me and I'm glad to see them, too," Dennis said. "There's not really anybody else I can depend on. But Meals on Wheels, I can depend on."
"It's always been rooted in community, this effort for at Meals on Wheels Yolo County. It's really people taking care of people, and that's what makes it so meaningful and magical," said executive director Joy Cohan.
It's estimated based on the 2020 census that more than 8,000 seniors are living in poverty or are food insecure countywide.
Cohan said that in the years since emergency funding from the COVID-19 pandemic has dried up, the need has only continued to grow.
Right now, there are about 200 seniors on the waitlist for MOW Yolo.
Still, she is grateful that during her time as executive director, they have still been able to expand their routes despite the challenging financial times.
They are racing to keep up in light of declining donations and potential cuts to federal food programs.
"We're running very close to the edge of having to join other Meals on Wheels programs across the country and cutting seniors off the program. A loss of the federal funding in whole or in part would certainly make that day come sooner, and that would be a very unfortunate thing," Cohan said.
To celebrate their anniversary, they are hoping to reach their goal of 50 sponsored seniors on their waitlist. Learn how to help on their website.
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