County executive helps raise awareness of North Area Meals On Wheels, needs of seniors 

North Area Meals on Wheels (NAMOW) this week held a Community Champions Event with local community leaders, including Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, in celebration of the 2023 March for Meals Community Champions Week. Across the country this week, Meals on Wheels programs have enlisted elected officials, local celebrities, and other prominent figures to deliver meals safely, speak out for seniors and raise awareness for the power of Meals on Wheels.
“We are so grateful to have our community leaders join us in our commitment to caring for our homebound neighbors.” said Jennifer Covert, NAMOW Executive Director. “Together we can positively impact and change the lives in our community, as well as continue to fulfill our mission of ensuring that no senior goes hungry”.
The annual March for Meals commemorates the historic day in March 1972 when President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. This March, Meals on Wheels programs from across the country are joining forces to celebrate more than 50 years of success and garner the support needed to ensure these critical programs can continue to address food insecurity and malnutrition, combat social isolation, enable independence, and improve health for years to come.
“We commend all of our 2023 Community Champions for stepping up to ensure that Meals on Wheels is there for all of our senior neighbors in need,” said Ellie Hollander, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels America. “The demand for services is already great and approximately 12,000 Americans are turning 60 every day. We must maintain and expand the programs that have helped so many get through this unprecedented time in our nation’s history. We can’t do it alone. It takes all of us to keep the nationwide Meals on Wheels movement going.”
NAMOW serves nutritious meals to over 300 seniors, the disables, and homebound in Northern Onondaga County. (North Syracuse, Cicero, Mattydale, Clay, Liverpool. Bridgeport, Brewerton, and Baldwinsville)
For more information on how you can volunteer, contribute or speak out for the seniors in Northern Onondaga County, visit namow.org.