A Much-Needed Upgrade: The Mizell Senior Center’s Newly Expanded Kitchen Is Helping With an Increased Demand for Meals on Wheels

“A growing number of homebound Coachella Valley seniors rely on Meals on Wheels to provide them with daily sustenance—and critical human interaction.

The program—funded by the Riverside County Office on Aging and prepared/administered by the Mizell Senior Center—provides these reliable and nutritious meals across the entire valley. Prior to the pandemic, Mizell’s kitchen was producing about 450 meals a day, including those going to Meals on Wheels clients. During the first year of the pandemic, the numbers spiked to roughly 800 meals per day, and then gradually receded to 650 per day. Now the numbers are rising again…”

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