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Our Mission

Pickens County Meals on Wheels exists to combat the effects of hunger, loneliness and isolation on those citizens living in Pickens County, and to provide a lifeline through the use of caring volunteers.

Our Offices

Please stop by and visit us! We are located at:

704 S. Pendleton Street
Suite I
Easley, SC 29640

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 to 2:00

Telephone:
864-855-3770
Email:info@pcmow.org

Meals on Wheels History

Pickens County Meals on Wheels was born in 1980 out of the community’s concern for its older neighbors who were in need of a hot, nourishing meal but were unable to provide it for themselves. In 1979, the Pickens County Service Organization documented the need, and a community-lead effort was quickly undertaken to begin a Meals on Wheels program.

Our home-delivered hot meal program is administered by a 15 member volunteer Board of Directors composed of concerned Pickens County citizens. Pickens County Meals on Wheels employs one full-time and two-part time staff and a full-time executive director.

Meals are purchased from two local hospitals and one local caterer. We have grown from serving 10 individuals initially to serving more than 230 individuals each weekday. Eligibility is need-based to Pickens County residents. Meals are served free of charge.

Meals on Wheels contributes to the improved physical health of Pickens County seniors. Good nutrition is vital to this vulnerable population. Equally important is the companionship and compassion that comes with each meal delivered to the homebound elderly. Meals on Wheels enables the elderly to remain at home and maintain their daily independence.

Pickens County Meals on Wheels volunteers assist recipients who experience critical health problems that would go unattended otherwise. Our mission statement reflects the importance of the lifeline our volunteers represent.

Benefits of our program are threefold:

  1. Health: Our recipients are unable to prepare their own hot meal. They cannot go to a food pantry because they are essentially homebound. Good nutrition is important to this fragile population.
  2. Safety: Volunteers act as a lifeline to our recipients. They call the office if someone does not answer the door. The office follows up to assure the recipient’s safety by calling their emergency contacts.
  3. Emotional and Social: Loneliness is detrimental to good health. Volunteers bring love and compassion to the people they deliver to. Meals on Wheels positively affects both recipient and volunteer, and builds community.