Our Vision is a future where no adult is hungry, isolated, or forgotten Service Areas Tom Green County Irion County Concho County Miles, TX History Meals For The Elderly started as a dream of Mary Alice Rodgers after she saw a need for food for the elderly in San Angelo. Her idea was to have meals delivered to the homebound by volunteers 5 days a week. She diligintely worked to try and secure funding for the program by attending city council meeting and county commissioner meetings as well as appearing on the local news station. Through her efforts, she was able to secure funding from the county and a family charitable trust to get the program going. She created an advisory committe and they set eligibility requirements. The program officially got underway on August 1, 1974. Four volunteer drivers delivered meals to 16 recipients. Hazel Dooley served as the dietician and program director. She planned the meals, shopped for groceries, set up routes, coordinated volunteers, and solicited donations. The program operated out of the South Angelo Neighborhood Center when it was first established. In 1987, the San Angelo Homebuilders Association voted to erect a new building for Meals For The Elderly as their civic project, The new building went up over 2 weekends and staff moved in shortly after that. That building is the one we still reside in today, with an additional expansion in 1999. Since our humble beginnings in 1974, we have expanded to serve additional communities outside of San Angelo including Grape Creek, Carlsbad, Water Valley, Wall, Christoval, Miles, Concho County, and Irion County. Over 50 years, we have delivered millions of meals to our homebound neighbors in need and we continue to grow that number every year. We are excited to see what the next 50 years holds for us and we thank everyone that has helped us reach this milestone.