Meals-on-Wheels Who Receives Meals . Our Meals . Where We Deliver Meals On Wheels Santropol Roulant's primary program is a meals-on-wheels service organized by young people (and the young at heart!) committed to building a healthy community. On average, we cook and deliver 90 fresh and home-made meals 5 days a week, Monday through Saturday. We do not deliver on Thursdays or Sundays. More than just nourish the body, we endeavor to use food as a vehicle to help break social isolation and bring people together across cultures and generations. We make the meals right here in our kitchen in Plateau-Mt. Royal. We pack them in thermal bags and deliver them by bicycle, on foot and by car across the city. Who Receives Meals Our clients are people living with a loss of autonomy. This might include seniors, outpatients, people with disabilities, the chronically ill and people living with AIDS. The majority of the clients are seniors who have difficulty with the mobility required in order to obtain and prepare balanced meals on a daily basis. Clients are referred to Santropol Roulant by CLSCs, social workers, hospitals or family doctors. CLICK HERE to get more information on how to become a client. Some clients require the service for only a short period of transition or recuperation, while others have been and will remain clients as long as they are living independently in their residences. Some striking facts: • Between 1981 and 2011, the number of people 65 and over will have doubled. • One third of Montreal's seniors live alone and are increasingly in need of health care services. • As many as 50% of Montreal's seniors suffer from malnutrition. • 25,000 meals were made and delivered by Santropol Roulant last year alone. Our Meals We make a wonderful variety of delicious, hot, nutritious meals. They are all low in salt and fat. We also make special meals for vegetarians and take into account food allergies and special needs, such as making puréed meals and cutting up the vegetables or the principle dish. Larger portions are also available, and double portions are an extra 75¢. Any extra dessert or salad is 75¢ extra. Each meal is $4.50 and includes : • a main dish; • two accompanying vegetables; • the choice of a regular or diabetic home-made dessert, a fresh fruit salad, a green salad or a pudding. Where We Deliver We deliver meals in a few different neighborhoods that surround Mount-Royal. We have delineated eight routes which we refer to as; 1. Cote-des-Neiges; 2. Outremont; 3. Mile-End; 4.Centre-Sud; 5. McGill; 6. McGill West; 7. Downtown; 8. Westmount; 9. Notre-dame de Grâce. * If you live in one of these areas and would like to try our service, please refer to the Becoming a Client section. * If you do NOT live in one of the areas we deliver to, or you require a different Meals-on-Wheels service (ie. a lunch service), please consult the list of resources below. Practically all of the Meals-on-Wheels services are registered with one of four coordinating bodies. MOW coordinating organizations The Volunteer Bureau of Montreal , via its Central Office of Volunteer Food Services, works with 85 Meals-on-Wheels groups and Lunch Clubs. 2015, rue Drummond, bureau 300 Montréal (Québec) H3G 1W7 Marjorie Northrup, Coordonnatrice des services alimentaires bénévoles Clarisse Bonnefon, agente de liaison Téléphone : (514) 842-3351 - Fax : (514) 842-8977 http://cabm.net/fr/node/71/ L'Association des Popotes Roulantes du Montréal Métropolitain has a network of 23 groups and a central kitchen. Through their network, they offer a variety of services including well balanced hot meals low in salt and fat, frozen meals from PART DU CHEF, a catering service for community groups, Campbell 's pureed meals and a delivery service. 1919, rue Saint-Jacques Montréal H3J 1H2 Telephone: 514.937.4798 Fax: 514.937.8588 The West Island Volunteer Bureau is responsible for 15 groups. 750 Dawson Avenue, Suite 107 Dorval , Quebec H9S 1X1 Telephone: (514) 457-5445 Fax: (514) 457-9677 Website: www.cabouestdelile.org The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors coordinates five groups offering kosher meals. 3 Cummings Square Montreal H3W 3E8 Telephone: 514.342.1234 Fax: 514.739.6899 Website: http://www.cummingscentre.org If you are a healthcare professional referring a new client, click here. |