National Meals on Wheels Network
Moate, Westmeath, Ireland
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National Meals on Wheels Network is a non-profit network based in Moate, Ireland working on elderly care, community development, health.
The National Meals on Wheels Network is a network of independently governed, non-profit Meals on Wheels providers across Ireland, operating under the umbrella of Irish Rural Link. It supports local providers, who deliver hot or chilled meals to older and vulnerable people living at home, by offering member resources, collective buying, insurance arrangements and networking. The Network also represents the sector to government, making pre-budget submissions and advocating for national standards, funding and recognition of meals on wheels as a core service. Local providers, often community and family resource centres, deliver the meals with volunteers and staff, and checks on recipients' welfare are part of the service. The Network's head office is in Moate, County Westmeath.
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Irish Rural Link, Gallagher Ireland, Pobal
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