Help Change Lives
Unity Campaign
The Unity Campaign is a 15-day community fundraiser powered by United Way of the Eastern Panhandle that allows supporters to give directly to Berkeley County Meals on Wheels, with 100% of donations going to our mission and a portion boosted through a matching incentive fund. We are raising money to purchase fresher ingredients to serve nutritional meals to our clients!
Our Mission
Berkeley County Meals on Wheels is a non-profit that provides hot, nutritious, low-cost meals for homebound, disabled, and convalescing residents of Berkeley County, West Virginia. By delivering right to their door our recipients are able to sustain their independence within their homes. We have been serving Berkeley County since 1971.
Senior Isolation and Hunger
Even the most independent among us, if fortunate to live long enough, may experience a decline in mobility or health that can strip away our independence and diminish the quality of our lives. Great advances in medicine have extended our average life expectancy to a record high of 78.7 years. Living longer means more years spent in the struggles that accompany old age. Add to that the increase in geographic mobility of our families and the result is millions of seniors left behind, hungry and alone.
Fueled by a commitment to address senior hunger and isolation, Meals on Wheels provides the basic support that seniors need to maintain their health and independence in virtually every community in America. [Meals on Wheels Health is an initiative of Meals on Wheels America that brings together the nationwide Meals on Wheels network in support of the achievements of the healthcare system of its triple bottom line goals.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
HEALTHy meals
Our clients health is our top priority. We meet with a certified dietician every year to ensure our meals are nutritious and meeting the dietary needs of our clients.
WELL-BEING
It is more than just delivering a meal, we also provide wellness checks to our clients. If a senior has fallen or is in a critical state, our drivers are able to notify our office. We are then able to contact family members to make them aware of what has happened.
CoNNECTION
Our drivers interact directly with clients daily with smiles and conversations. Most of them develop friendships. This helps alleviate our seniors' feelings of isolation and loneliness.
The Heart of Our Mission
A Glimpse at a Recent 2026 Survey...
95%
stated our services keep them from going hungry
98%
stated our meals are tasty, healthy, and balanced
clients live alone
3 out of 4
83%
stated that visits from drivers make them feel less isolated
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Help us help them
Unity Campaign
From March 1 - 15, our biggest fundraiser of the year is in full swing! Follow this link to see our progress! We are hoping to raise $50,000 to enhance our meals with fresher ingredients from local WV farmers!
Meals served
Totals for 2025
In 2025, we served 61,342 meals to homebound seniors in Berkeley County. This is an all-time high for us!