Home Delivered Meals
WA DSHS HCLA
Home delivered meals bring prepared, nutritious meals to adults who have difficulty leaving home. Senior centers also offer congregate (group-setting) meals for those who can travel.
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Where to get this in Washington
35 organizations deliver this program. Coverage varies, so check the area each one serves.
Free public agency that helps older adults and people with disabilities in central Washington find in-home care, caregiver support, nutrition, transportation, and benefits help.
AAA for the Spokane region; one number connects callers to information, caregiver support, dementia help, Medicaid in-home care, Medicare counseling, and nutrition.
Council-of-governments AAA covering eight southeast Washington counties; one call connects callers to information & referral, case management, nutrition, caregiver support, and Medicaid in-home care.
Free public AAA for the Vancouver/Longview area covering five counties; one stop for caregiver assistance, dementia resources, in-home help, kinship care, Medicare counseling, and WA Cares Fund support.
Largest Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander multiservice nonprofit in the Pacific Northwest, culturally and linguistically responsive aging, behavioral health, food, and case management services in King County.
Statewide social-services nonprofit running senior services, home care, meals, transportation and volunteer programs across western Washington counties.
Community Action Agency for Grays Harbor and Pacific counties; runs the regional Senior Nutrition Program (Meals on Wheels and congregate meals) plus housing, energy, employment, and transportation services.
Tribal AAA at the Lucy F. Covington Government Center, serving elders 55 and older on the Colville Reservation with meal sites in Nespelem, Inchelium, Keller, and Omak.
Tribal AAA on the Colville Reservation; serves all seniors 55+ on the reservation with nutrition, family/kinship caregiver support, legal services, SHIBA, and case management.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe program for elders age 60 and up, with meals, homebound food delivery, transportation, and an Elder Care Advocate.
Beacon Hill Senior Village Program serving roughly 320 East African elders with culturally appropriate lunch three times weekly and a weekly food pantry.
Volunteer-run Filipino Senior Meals Program at the Wapato Filipino Community Hall, free Thursday lunches and home delivery for 40+ Lower Yakima Valley elders weekly.
Snohomish County nonprofit (formerly Senior Services of Snohomish County) providing Meals on Wheels, senior dining, transportation, minor home repair, mental health services, dementia support, and Senior Companion / Foster Grandparent volunteer programs. Call 800-422-2024 or 425-513-1900.
Kitsap County Human Services division and AAA for Kitsap County. Coordinates information, case management, caregiver support, nutrition, kinship care, and Medicaid in-home services.
Statewide multicultural human-services nonprofit (founded 1972) providing in-home care, senior services, DV/survivor services, immigration & legal aid, housing, and veterans services across Western Washington.
Three-county AAA for Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties offering caregiver support, in-home services, nutrition, and the Senior Farmers Market produce benefit.
Lummi Nation senior program offering congregate and home-delivered meals, transportation, caregiver support, and case management for tribal elders.
Makah Tribe senior program in Neah Bay offering hot meals, day trips, and outreach for enrolled members of any tribe age 50 and over.
Tribal senior center at the Muckleshoot Elders Complex in Auburn, with daily meals, transportation, chore help, and cultural activities for elders 50 and older.
AAA for Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. Helps older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers navigate aging and disability services since 1971.
AAA covering the Olympic Peninsula and southwest Washington coast; offers information & assistance, caregiver support, nutrition, transportation, and Medicaid case management for seniors and adults with disabilities.
Pierce County's AAA and Aging & Disability Resource Center; coordinates long-term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers.
Senior center in La Push, Clallam County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Quileute Tribe.
Senior center in Taholah, Grays Harbor County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Quinault Indian Nation.
Seattle Human Services division that serves as the AAA for King County. Runs Community Living Connections for aging/disability help and administers caregiver support, healthy aging, and age-friendly programs.
Olympia/Lacey-based senior services nonprofit since 1973. Runs two senior centers, Meals on Wheels and other nutrition programs, classes, trips, Home Share housing program, and resource navigation in Thurston and Mason counties.
Senior center in Tokeland, Pacific County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe.
Senior center in Skokomish Nation, Mason County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Skokomish Indian Tribe.
Snohomish County's AAA. Partners with Homage to deliver caregiver support, nutrition, kinship care, transportation, and Medicaid in-home services.
King County's largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive senior services, meals, transportation, health & wellness, and information & assistance for older adults and adults with disabilities.
Swinomish Tribal elder services in La Conner with congregate and home-delivered meals, case management, home modification and repair, and shared housing.
Tulalip Tribes Elder Services with daily breakfast and lunch, basket and cedar weaving, and six annual overnight trips for members 50 and older.
Daybreak Star Elders Program by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, with Native elder lunches four days a week at Labateyah and Bitter Lake.
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe Elder Services with Monday, Wednesday, and Friday hot meals, home delivery for homebound elders, and Lunch and Learn programs.
Tribal AAA serving Yakama Nation elders and adults with disabilities; provides information & referral, kinship caregiver support, nutrition, and Aging & Disability Resource Center services.
Source www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/services-help-adult-remain-hom