Company Profile
SOS Meals on Wheels
Company Overview
SOS Meals on Wheels is a 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to fostering the independence and dignity of older adults by reducing food insecurity and isolation, with daily nutritious meals, friendly visits and connection to support services.
We produce and deliver 500,000 meals annually for homebound seniors living in Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Fremont, Newark and Union City (the last three as of September 2023). As advocates for senior citizens, our mission is to provide a nutritious meal delivered by a friendly face that also acts as a wellness check, allowing seniors to remain independent in their homes for as long as safely possible.
Company History
Founded as Service Opportunity for Seniors in Hayward, CA as a church outreach program in 1966, the organization took on the Meals on Wheels service model and was officially incorporated as SOS Meals on Wheels (SOSMOW) in 1970.
For the next four decades, SOSMOW produced and delivered meals to homebound seniors in Hayward, San Leandro, and the unincorporated areas of Alameda County; in 2013 the organization moved to a new location and commercial kitchen in San Leandro. The next year, SOSMOW was asked to take on the MOW program Oakland seniors, nearly doubling the program's size.
In September 2023, SOSMOW will again take on another MOW program, this time adding the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City to its service area. On top of the tremendous growth seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this expansion will see the organization's impact on the lives of homebound seniors in Alameda County grow to nearly double what it was just five years prior.
Benefits
14 paid holidays (including a floating holiday for your birthday)
Honeybee financial wellness and coaching benefit (no cost)