COVID-19 Response – Eight Month Update
Throughout the pandemic and its many challenges, Meals on Wheels Ottawa has stayed open and worked diligently to ensure seniors and adults with disabilities continue to receive nutritious meals and a caring contact to help them remain healthy and independent in their own homes. Our dedicated volunteers – new and old – have played a large […]
Meals on Wheels helps clients and families during COVID-19 this Community Support Month
October is Community Support Month and it is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness about the value of community support services, such as Meals on Wheels /La Popote roulante (Ottawa). Community support services play a critical role in helping individuals live independently in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. They […]
COVID-19 Response – Four Month Update
The City of Ottawa has entered Stage 3 of reopening after it declared a state of emergency on March 25. The past four months have been unprecedented – to say the least – and we all continue to adjust to new ways of life and work. At Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante, health and safety protocols are […]
COVID-19 Response – Two Months of Action
It’s been over two months since the City of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency. No doubt our lives and ways of living has changed drastically. How we interact, communicate, access food, work and play have all been shaken up in unprecedented ways. At Meals on Wheels Ottawa, we have worked extremely hard to ensure the continuity of our essential service to provide nutritious […]
A not-so Blue Christmas
It has been another successful year of Christmas Day deliveries. Prepared by the team at the Newport Restaurant, a delicious, traditional turkey dinner was delivered by 55 volunteers to 106 clients. Jessica Atallah, following in the footsteps of her father Moe Atallah, has continued to generously provide the facility and staff to allow Meals on […]