One hot meal a day, delivered to the door, is now available to the handicapped and ages living in the area bounded by Highway 70 on the north, Kingshighway on the east, Forest Park on the south and the western city limits, by the newly formed “Northwest City Meals on Wheels”.
The cost is a minimal 1.60 for those who can afford it, but no one is turned down because of inability to pay.
Applicants are now being accepted and screened as to need. Persons living in this area should call The People’s Clinic, 721-5577 between 2 a.m. and 4. p.m., Mon. through Fri., to apply for this service.
Volunteer workers are still needed, especially drivers, and donations would be welcomed. Call 291-0086 or 652- 4332 to give a minimum of two hours per day a week, or mail donations to N.W. City Meals on Wheels, 6319 Pernod, St. Louis, 63139. This is a nonprofit organization financed through private donations and Church Women United.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1976.
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Archival transcription note: The source prints “between 2 a.m. and 4 p.m.” The historical service hours are retained without inferring a corrected starting time.; The source also prints “handicapped and ages”; apparent printed error retained.
Original source: SD_Times1976_03.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
