Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County

Name

Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County

Legal name

St. Joseph Community Services, Inc.

Website

https://hcmow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Nutrition and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Preparation & Nutrition Support (Non-Medical) (HSABAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM), Independent Living Community Ancillary Services (Dining/Transportation/Wellness Programs) (HLADAAAI)

Keywords

• Senior meal delivery
• Community dining services
• Nutrition assistance programs
• Volunteer transportation services
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Merrimack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue source from individual donors making one-time or monthly donations. Suggested donation of $4 per meal for participants. Donations are confidential and can be made via cash, check, or credit card.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: Funding through Older Americans Act (OAA) programs. Services authorized through state MMIS system for eligible participants.
3. Dine Out Club Vouchers: Meal voucher program where participants over 60 can dine at partner restaurants. Cards allow up to 8 meals per month.
4. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Legacy giving through estates, bequests, permanent endowments, gift annuities, and real estate donations.
5. Corporate Sponsorships and Grants: Corporate grants, event sponsorships, and in-kind donations from local businesses. Includes stock gifts through Charles Schwab.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County delivers nutritious meals, wellness checks, and social connection services to older and homebound adults across Hillsborough County, NH. The organization also operates congregate community dining at approximately 24 sites, a restaurant voucher program (Dine Out Club), transportation services, and a pet food assistance program, all provided at no cost to eligible participants.

Product overview

Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County is a social services organization offering a suite of programs addressing nutrition, social isolation, and wellness for older adults. The core service portfolio consists of five main programs: Home Delivered Meals (weekday meal delivery with wellness checks), Community Dining (congregate meals at ~24 locations), Dine Out Club (restaurant voucher program), Transportation Services, and Pet Go Program (pet food assistance). Supporting programs include the Holiday Gift Program and fundraising events (Miles for Meals 5K, Festival of Fives). The organization operates from a central warehouse in Manchester, NH and serves Hillsborough County, NH since 1977, originally founded as St. Joseph Community Services, Inc.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dine Out Club: A meal voucher program partnering with local restaurants to serve adults over 60 with specially curated menus meeting nutrition standards set by the Older Americans Act.
• Pet Go Program

Products and services

• Home Delivered Meals Nutritious meals delivered weekdays to homebound older adults with wellness checks included. Meals meet 1/3 of daily nutrition requirements and are prepared by licensed kitchens with dietitian oversight. Delivered Monday through Friday between 9:15AM-11:30AM by volunteer drivers across 65+ routes.
• Community Dining Social congregate lunch program at approximately 24 locations throughout Hillsborough County, providing nutritious meals and social engagement for adults 60 and older. Supplies approximately 1/3 of daily nutrition requirements.
• Dine Out Club Meal voucher program partnering with local restaurants allowing adults 60+ to order from curated menus meeting Older Americans Act nutrition standards. Participants receive cards with 8 meals per month to use at participating restaurants including Soel Sistas, Francoeur's Cafe, Chez Vachon, and Purple Finch Cafe.
• Transportation Services Transportation program providing rides for older adults 60+ who are socially isolated due to lack of transportation, primarily serving the Manchester area with access to medical appointments, errands, and community activities.
• Pet Go Program Pet support program providing cat food, dog food, and cat litter to home-delivered meal participants, in partnership with Animal Rescue League of NH and Humane Society for Greater Nashua. Deliveries occur every two weeks alongside regular meal deliveries.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Animal Rescue League of New HampshirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Pet Go program, providing pet food and supplies to home-delivered meal clients. Helps ensure older adults never have to choose between feeding themselves and their pets.
• Humane Society for Greater NashuacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Pet Go program, working with Meals on Wheels to provide cat food, dog food, and litter to clients enrolled in home-delivered meals.
• Concord Group Insurance CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployees conducted a food drive during September, filling seven boxes with shelf-stable supplements. They matched the value of items dollar for dollar as a direct donation.
• Fortin Gage Floral Design House & BoutiqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborated with Meals on Wheels for a special community drive. The total amount raised was enough to purchase about 600 meals.
• Soel SistasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner restaurant in the Dine Out Club program offering nutritious meals meeting Older Americans Act nutrition standards for participants over 60.
• Francoeur's CafeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner restaurant in the Dine Out Club program. Has wall-mounted donation boxes for cash and checks.
• Chez VachonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner restaurant in the Dine Out Club program offering meals meeting nutrition standards set by the Older Americans Act.
• Purple Finch CafeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner restaurant in the Dine Out Club program, part of the first Dine Out Club expansion.
• SHARE OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner site for Milford/Amherst community dining. Located at 1 Columbus Ave, Milford, NH 03055.
• Nashua Senior Activity CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey community dining partner hosting lunch most weekdays. Located at 70 Temple St, Nashua, NH 03060.
• Nashua High School North Culinary Arts StudentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary arts partnership providing meals for community dining events, combining education with community service.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Papa: Papa is a technology-enabled platform that connects older adults with companion drivers for transportation, errands, and social connection. It is an emerging player whose transportation and companionship services partially overlap with Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County's transportation program and the social-connection value of its meal delivery visits.
• Senior Helpers: Senior Helpers is a national franchise providing in-home personal care, companionship, and wellness support for seniors. While it does not deliver meals directly, it is an emerging player in the broader senior in-home services space that overlaps with the wellness-check and transportation components of Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County's offering.
• Visiting Angels: Visiting Angels is a national franchise providing non-medical in-home care, including personal care, meal preparation, and companionship for seniors. It is an emerging player whose meal-preparation and companionship services overlap with the wellness and meal support functions Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County provides to homebound adults.

Direct peers

• GA Foods: GA Foods is a Florida-based provider of home-delivered meals serving seniors, Medicaid managed care plans, and post-acute care populations. It directly competes with Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County in the home meal delivery category, including the congregate/community dining segment through partner agencies.
• Feed More: Feed More is a Central Virginia nonprofit operating a community kitchen, food bank, and Meals on Wheels program serving seniors and families. It is a directly comparable peer to Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County, operating both congregate feeding and home-delivered meals within a defined regional geography.
• Project Angel Food: Project Angel Food is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing home-delivered meals and nutrition services to people facing serious illness. It is a directly comparable peer to Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County as a community-based, donation-funded meal delivery organization serving vulnerable populations.
• Silver Cuisine by BistroMD: Silver Cuisine by BistroMD is a direct-to-consumer home-delivered meal service specializing in chef-prepared meals tailored for older adults. It competes with Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County in the senior meal delivery category, though it operates on a paid subscription model rather than a donation-funded one.
• God's Love We Deliver: God's Love We Deliver is a New York-based nonprofit that cooks and home-delivers medically tailored meals to people living with serious illness. Like Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County, it is a mission-driven meal-delivery nonprofit, though it focuses more on medically tailored nutrition than on a broad senior nutrition mandate.
• Mom's Meals: Mom's Meals is a leading national provider of home-delivered, refrigerated meals tailored for seniors, individuals with chronic conditions, and post-acute care patients. It is a direct competitor to Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County, providing the same core service (nutritious meals delivered to homebound individuals) through a similar subscription/referral model.

Broad incumbents

• Meals on Wheels America: Meals on Wheels America is the national membership organization supporting the network of more than 5,000 community-based Meals on Wheels programs, including Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County. It is a broader incumbent that provides branding, advocacy, and national grant-making support to local affiliates like the subject company.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MoWSJCS
• Facebookfacebook.com/HCMOW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-joseph-community-services-inc-

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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