Dedicated to serving our community since 1968.

Our volunteer driven program helps support clients who wish to remain in their homes as long as possible.

Our History

Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante (Ottawa) was founded in 1968 by the Ottawa City Union of The International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons. During the first week of operation there were 29 meals served to 15 people at a cost of 75 cents per meal. Meals were kept warm using charcoal briquettes in metal “hotlock” boxes. Volunteers picked up the meals from the kitchen at the Adult Training Centre which at the time was located on Donald Street. In the early years, all staff members were volunteers. Funding came from the Ottawa City Union of The King’s Daughters and Sons, fundraising tea and coffee parties, client donations, memorial gifts, and a donation from the festival of Christmas Carols. It was not until 1972 that Meals on Wheels received financial support from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

Until recently, the official name of the organization was The King’s Daughters Dinner Wagon, operating under the name Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante. We officially adopted Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante (Ottawa) as our legal name in 2023.

Our Vision

Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante (Ottawa) seeks to be the collaborative leader in Eastern Ontario in the delivery of nutritious and affordable meals to persons in need and facilitate for them a point of contact within the health system.

Our Mission

Meals on Wheels/La Popote roulante (Ottawa) is a not-for-profit agency that promotes the dignity, health and independence of people who are elderly, differently-abled and recovering in our catchment area by:

Delivering Affordable and Nutritious Meals to Persons in Need

  • Setting standards of quality of meals that kitchens must meet
  • Monitoring the quality and rectifying problems with the kitchens as necessary

  • Minimizing costs of meals to clients

Being a Point of Contact within the Health System

  • Checking welfare of clients when delivering meals

  • Alerting contacts/emergency services if required

Collaborating Leadership

  • Working with other organizations in Eastern Ontario to develop a coordinated system for serving people in need

  • Developing a system of best practices which can be shared with other organizations

Funders & Supporters

Meals on Wheels is able to deliver upwards of 90,000 meals yearly thanks to the financial support from Ontario Health at Home and the City of Ottawa.

Meals on Wheels Ottawa gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.