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Feeling crafty? Send a love letter to an older New Yorker for Valentine's Day! Cards from volunteers are delivered alongside a nutritious meal, reminding them they're not forgotten. 🧡🌹 Visit our website for the card template and mailing instructions: citymeals.org/get-involved/g…

Shout out to the Black Student Health Association from @NYUniversity for packing meals for their older neighbors in need this week! Thank you for supporting our work ending elder hunger in New York City.

"No matter who comes around, no matter what corporate businesses come around, we're here to stay. It's not only because it's my family's legacy, but it's also about being a staple in this community." nextavenue.org/keeping-the-bo…

This #MLKDay, we honor the resilient spirit of the older New Yorkers we serve, who embody Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to keep moving forward.

Check on your older neighbors as temperatures drop!

The number of people 65 and older in NYC has increased substantially in the last twenty years, with 21% living in poverty. A new report from Tom DiNapoli DiNapoli shows the urgent need for more investment in aging services: bkreader.com/policy-governm…

Last year, Girl Scout Troop 4503 hit the streets of Manhattan to deliver meals to their homebound elderly neighbors! With smiles on their faces and no complaints about the cold, the girls spread joy with every knock: “It makes me feel happy and grateful." ow.ly/vOvJ50UL3mZ

Citymeals stood with LiveOn NY and Council Member Crystal Hudson on the steps of City Hall today to show our support for the #AgeStrongNYC Campaign. We're calling on Mayor Adams to invest an additional $2.3 billion in food, housing and community support for older New Yorkers.

Combatting systemic ageism in our societies is no easy task, but it's possible. Here are a few things you can do this year. 👇 helpage.org/ageism

We applaud Council Member Linda Lee for introducing legislation to better assist homebound New Yorkers during emergencies. As we saw with Hurricane Sandy and the LA Wildfires, older people and individuals with disabilities face greater obstacles evacuating and accessing information and help.

Citymeals recipient Elizabeth, 73, misses the third-floor walk-up in Flatbush where she lived for 42 years. As her COPD worsened, she needed a building that was accessible with her oxygen tank, so she had to move to senior housing in Fort Greene.

Congratulations to Vivienne O'Neill, named one of @cityandstateny's Fifty Over 50! As Senior Director of Volunteer Programs and Corporate Engagement, she has expanded our program to 18,000 caring New Yorkers who serve their older neighbors in need: online.fliphtml5.com/ldkst/ncyf/#p=….

We’re tackling elder hunger in NYC by providing 10,000 recipients with additional food—& we’re already halfway there! Since last fall, 5,000 older New Yorkers have been receiving our breakfast box, which equals a second daily meal. Learn more: citymeals.org/about-us/what-…

Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍🎉 Citymeals recipient Shin Ho, 87, misses celebrating with friends from her close-knit Korean community in Flushing. But a special meal of rice cake soup, Korean-style Pad Thai and fish pancakes delivered to her door reminds her she’s not forgotten.

Read our full statement on the potential impact of freezing grants to nutrition programs for older adults: ow.ly/zsmg50UPCcC

NYC Aging celebrates Lunar New Year 2025, the Year of the Snake, symbolizing wisdom, mystery, and transformation. Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍🎉 #LunarNewYear #NYCAging

Updated #SNAP fact sheet: Almost half of all SNAP households (nearly 10 million) included at least one adult age 50+ in 2022. Most older SNAP participants live alone, and nearly half of those ages 50 to 59 have a disability. #Poverty #FoodSecurity spr.ly/6019xinHL

Citymeals recipient Dorothy, 94, was born in a small town near Birmingham. She moved to New York City in the 1950s to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. She worked as a seamstress for decades while raising two daughters: ow.ly/VfVW50URkAS #BlackHistoryMonth

“New York needs a comprehensive, modernized infrastructure to get food to hungry older adults and a system that goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day, five days a week.” via Beth Shapiro of Citymeals on Wheels: bit.ly/4hRQGsV