About St. Vincent Meals on Wheels

Delivering over 100,000 meals a month

Our mission is to prepare and deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors and other vulnerable residents across Los Angeles, regardless of age, illness, disability, race, religion, or ability to pay.

We deliver over 100,000 meals a month to seniors who are at risk of hunger. There are over 250,000 seniors facing hunger insecurity in Los Angeles and many of them are isolated and homebound. For many seniors, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels is a lifeline.

The Food We Serve

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals, shelf-stable food, wellness checks, and pet food to seniors across Los Angeles.

  • We cook with top-quality ingredients and all our meals meet or exceed federal and local nutritional standards, are high in fiber, and low in sugar.
  • Clients receive customized meals tailored to specific medical protocols, including low sodium, renal for kidney patients and low Vitamin K for heart patients. We also provide pureed meals for seniors with difficulty chewing and swallowing.
  • We cater to personal preferences, including no beef and vegetarian meals.
  • Most importantly, our meals are healthy and delicious!

Our Impact

In 2020…

  • We delivered nutritious meals to 2,557 individuals helping to alleviate food insecurity.
  • We served 995,655 meals across Los Angeles making us the the largest privately funded Meals on Wheels program addressing hunger.
  • We partnered with more than 20 local organizations to provide meals at-cost expanding our reach throughout Southern California.
  • We worked with 190 volunteers to ensure that our clients receive food AND care.

Our History

“In the beginning, it was just us and a few pots of stew. But the response was tremendous…”

Sister Alice Marie Quinn, Daughter of Charity and Registered Dietitian, founded St. Vincent Meals on Wheels in 1977. Under her leadership, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels has become the largest Meals on Wheels program in America.