811 23rd Avenue E., Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 747-4655

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As the only food bank based in Manatee County, we need your help to Stuff the Bus this year! 100% of the proceeds and food collected will stay in Manatee County.

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Empty Bowls 2023

Attend our Empty Bowls event and support local,
food-insecure children, families, and seniors.

Friday, November 3, 2023 | 11am-1pm
Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Empty Bowls 2023
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1905 Family of Restaurants Community Harvest

Support Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee when you dine at any 1905 Family of Restaurants

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Feeding our Community Back to School
Feeding our Community Back to School
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Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway

Monday, November 20, 2023 • 4pm-6pm
Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee • 811 23rd Avenue East, Bradenton, FL

For food-insecure families we will be distributing a Thanksgiving dinner to to prepare at home that feeds 5-6 people.

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18th Annual Community Holiday
SHOEBOX
Drive & Reception

Help us collect 1,000 wrapped & filled shoeboxes to deliver to seniors throughout the holidays.
These boxes are often times the only Holiday present seniors receive.

Saturday, December 2nd | 4pm-6pm
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with Celebrity Chef

Angela Massaro-Fain
Thursday, September 28

5:30 - 8:00 PM

Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, in the Selby Foundation Nutrition Services Center

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Our Mission:

To assist individuals to live independently by providing nutrition and caring, supportive services.

The “PLUS" is because we are so much more than meals!

While initially founded in 1972, with the purpose of providing nutritious meals to the elderly and disabled residents of Manatee County, Meals on Wheels of Manatee, Inc. became so much more. The organization grew over the years in response to community needs, and the “PLUS” was eventually added to the name as a way of representing the many other services offered.

Think of Meals on Wheels PLUS in terms of a gigantic umbrella. Underneath the umbrella are all the PLUS programs including: