Meals On Wheels New Mexico

Forage: In 2023, Meals on Wheels New Mexico launched a new convenience food option called Forage. Forage is a fresh food vending machine featuring grab-and-go food items from both local vendors and in-house products. These fresh food vending machines are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week at various locations across the city where fresh food may be hard to come by (such as emergency rooms, ambulance bays, and large office buildings). Organizations pay a fee to have a Forage machine on site, and Meals on Wheels NM stocks and manages the machine weekly. Any profit made from the Forage brand goes directly back to the Meals on Wheels program in support of our home-delivered meal program. In 2023, Forage had nine machines across the City of Albuquerque.

Pet Program: Our Pet Program provides healthy food and more to our clients pets. Having a pet is proven to ease depression and relieve feelings of isolationsomething many of our clients struggle with daily. Services include food, mobile or emergency veterinary care, mobile grooming, dog walks, emergency boarding, pet pantry items, and more. In 2024 we provided Pet Program services to over 65 pets!

Local Harvest: Through our Local Harvest program, Meals on Wheels New Mexico is purchasing locally farmed fruits and vegetables for use in our meals. The program allows us to support local farmers, our economy, and the environment while providing our clients with fresh and healthy produce that they would be unable to obtain on their own. In 2024, Meals on Wheels purchased over 50,000 pounds of local product for use in our foods!