MEALS ON WHEELS CHICAGO is more than just a meal. To many clients, the meal service is the final piece of the puzzle; they are able to care for their other needs or have sufficient help and support to do so. For many others however, the meals are only the first step toward stabilizing their home environment. Inability to access or prepare meals infers that other daily needs may also be going unmet as well. We do our best to reduce the chance of premature institutionalization for all Chicagoans by not only providing healthy daily meals and a friendly driver's contact, but also by assisting them with their situation as a whole. This is where our city partners social work staff of the Chicago Department on Aging and Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities comes into play.

Working in partnership with the Chicago Department on Aging (CDoA) and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), Meals on Wheels Chicago raises the funding to provide desperately needed services that would otherwise not be covered by government funds.

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COMMON THREADS educates children on the importance of nutrition, physical well-being and instilsl an appreciation of our world's diversity through the food and art of different cultures .

Common Threads provides after-school programming to children from eight to twelve years old who are on the free or assisted lunch program. The classes are offered once per week in eight different Chicago neighborhood locations during the school year. In addition, Common Threads provides a day camp for six weeks during the summer where our children learn to plant, harvest, and cook fresh vegetables from the Common Threads World Garden. The Common Threads Movement Program promotes physical fitness and culture by providing classes in Yoga, Capeira (Brazilian dancing), Tai Chi and African Dance and drumming.

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