Community Conversations E3: Meals on Wheels Mesa County

Isolation is bad for everyone. Health-wise, isolation is the same as smoking 15 cigarettes every single day.

Since March 2020, we’ve all experienced some of the negative effects of isolation. What we don’t realize is that sense of loneliness we’ve felt for a few months is actually many people’s everyday lives.

The Mesa County senior population needs quality nutrition and socialization. Amanda DeBock, Program Manager of Meals on Wheels Mesa County, sat down with Bethany and Emmi to discuss how this SCL Health sponsored-program changes lives right in our neighborhood. This mostly senior-volunteered program delivers over 500 meals a DAY to individuals 60+.

Enjoy this uplifting episode and learn about how Meals on Wheels Mesa County has pivoted their services to continue providing healthy resources to our seniors with frozen meals, contactless deliveries, and new partnerships with local food banks.

For more information on how to volunteer, look at the menu, make a donation, or just learn more about Meals on Wheels Mesa County, visit http://mealsonwheelsmesacounty.org/

Thank you to Amanda and SCL Health for sitting down with us for an energetic conversation!

Mesa County Libraries resources for seniors:
Senior Living Guide: https://guides.mesacountylibraries.org/seniorliving
Book Delivery Services: https://mesacountylibraries.org/services/words-on-wheels-books-by-mail/