Freezing Out Senior Hunger!
Meals on Wheels Fairbanks
$94,990 raised
$75,000 goal
We are no longer accepting donations on this campaign, but there are other ways for you to support us today!
Our Seniors Need Your Support Now!
Since 1973, the Fairbanks Senior
Center has provided nutritious meals to senior citizens— allowing them
to continue to live with dignity and respect in their own homes— through
the first and only Meals on Wheels program in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
More than half of seniors 80 and
older live in the City of Fairbanks, which is a great concentration in
the city limits compared to the general population. The rapidly increasing
senior population—coupled with the fact that there are only 250 nursing
home and assisted living beds in the Greater Fairbanks Area to serve
nearly 18,200 seniors—creates a clear crisis.
A solution to this situation lies with the "aging in place"
movement. Rather than seniors leaving their homes for nursing or
assisted living facilities, aging in place focuses on providing the
services and supports seniors need to be independent and remain living
in their homes.
The Meals on Wheels program, and other attributed services helps
individuals “age in place” with the assurance that they are able to
receive healthy meals. In our 2022 survey of Meals on Wheels recipients,
99% of seniors in the program agreed that Meals on Wheels helped them to live more independently. 97% saw improvement in their nutrition and health, and 100% stated that Meals on Wheels added value to their community.
In 2021 we served more than 74,000 meals and organized volunteers to make an impact on our community through over 8,000 hours of service.
Without the meals provided by our Meals on Wheels program, our seniors could be subject to malnutrition and hunger, and potentially placed at-risk by not receiving crucial daily face-to-face wellness checks provided by our volunteer drivers.
Now more than ever, Meals on Wheels and local seniors need your support to help keep this vital service in our community. That’s why we urge
you to help us meet the important challenges in the year ahead by
making a generous, tax-deductible gift in any amount you are able to
donate by December 31, in support of the Fairbanks Senior Center’s Meals
on Wheels program.
Please help us continue to
serve those who are home-bound, need nutritional support, and/or may be
financially unable to contribute toward the cost of a hot meal.