For nearly 50 years, Meals on Wheels of Solano County has delivered nutritious meals and wraparound services so that seniors can live nourished lives with independence and dignity.
Meals on Wheels of Solano County (MOWSC) was incorporated in Vallejo in 1977. A small group of community members came together to ensure their senior neighbors had access to food. Meals were delivered 365 days a year from Sutter Solano Hospital in Vallejo and NorthBay Hospital in Fairfield to those who didn’t have proper transportation and could not prepare their meals.
In the following decades MOWSC expanded, preparing and distributing meals from its own central kitchen in Suisun City. During this time, the organization expanded the meal services program to include home-delivered and congregate dining meals to seniors.
Over the years, MOWSC also launched several supportive initiatives, including case management services, a supplemental pet food program, fall prevention efforts, a resource referral hotline, and an isolation-reducing tablet program. While some of these programs are no longer active today, they reflect the organization’s long-standing commitment to meeting the evolving needs of seniors in Solano County.
Now, with the help of Solano County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds and the generosity of Hank & Alice Grill, MOWSC operates out of its own 15,000 square foot administrative office and commercial kitchen in the heart of Fairfield, delivering nearly 200,000 meals annually to seniors throughout all seven cities. MOWSC’s programs and services help over 1,600 seniors age in place every year.
