Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois

Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois delivers nutritious meals and compassionate support to homebound adults in Northern Cook and Lake Counties, reducing hunger and isolation while empowering people to live with dignity, independence, and connection.

We envision a community in which no isolated adult goes hungry, unnoticed, or unsupported — a community in which every older adult has access to the nutrition, safety, and dignity they deserve to live independently and with purpose.

Our Core Values are not aspirational posters on a wall. They are the operating principles that guide every decision, every interaction, and every delivery at MOWNEI. Staff, volunteers, and board members alike are expected to embody them.

• Compassion: We treat every client, colleague, and community partner with empathy, kindness, and respect.
• Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards in all that we do, stewarding donor resources responsibly and transparently.
• Equity and Inclusion: We are committed to serving all members of our community without discrimination and to building a workplace where every individual belongs.
• Excellence: We pursue continuous improvement in our services, operations, and workplace culture.
• Collaboration: We work together — with each other, with volunteers, with community partners, and with the seniors we serve — to achieve our mission.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, our commitments, and our outcomes.