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| Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels provides hot meals to Vermonters under age 60 with chronic conditions or disabilitiesAre you under age 60? Do you need assistance with meals because of recent surgery or injury, episodic or chronic illness, or an ongoing disability? You may be eligible to receive from 60 to 260 meals annually. Meals on Wheels provides hot meals to Vermonters under age 60 with chronic conditions or disabilities.This program assures that people who are unable to prepare their own meals and have no one to help with meal preparation get at least one hot meal five days a week. Meals are provided on an emergency, short-term, or long-term basis depending on need. Emergency Meals Program - provides up to 60 meals for short-term crisis intervention. For example, a person released from the hospital after surgery may need temporary help with meals. Short-term Meals Program - provides up to 60 meals per year to help address temporary or episodic needs. For example, a person recuperating from an injury, completing rehabilitation, or who has a psychiatric disability or multiple sclerosis may need occasional assistance with meals. Long-term Meals Program - provides up to five meals per week for a year for people with on-going needs.This program helps people with significant disabilities that make meal preparation difficult, or even impossible, or prevent them from benefiting from assistive technology.Those who receive personal assistance or other supports for meal preparation are not eligible. Call the I-Line at 1-800-639-1522 (voice or TTY). |