Mobile Meals
CAC Mobile Meals is a community of clients, volunteers, donors, and staff brought together to serve homebound and isolated older adults in Knox County. Daily, over 100 volunteers commit to delivering hot, nutritious meals to over 1,100 older adults who are unable to prepare meals and experience limited social contact. In addition to providing a home delivered meal, Mobile Meals volunteers offer friendly social interactions and daily safety checks that help clients continue living independently in their own homes. If you know, care for, or are a homebound older adult (60+) who could benefit from Mobile Meals, please call (865) 524-2786 to apply.
Providing Food and Hope Since 1971
Mobile Meals is proud to celebrate over 50 years of service to Knox County’s homebound older adult population. Between July 2023 – June 2024, Mobile Meals accomplished much to promote the wellness and safety of participants:
Homebound older adults receiving daily meals & safety checks across Knox County
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of clients that reported feeling safer and more cared for thanks to volunteer visits
Wellness alerts reported by volunteers, including health, personal safety, and/or emergency concerns
Support Homebound, Isolated Older Adults in Your Community
Join our family of volunteers. Make a difference in the life of an isolated older adult by delivering meals once a month, once a week, or as often as your schedule permits.
Make a gift to Mobile Meals. Every dollar goes directly to providing food to homebound older adult across Knox County.
Supplement Program
Supplements are provided to individuals unable to meet their nutritional needs through food resources and who have been referred by their physician. Distribution of these liquid supplements is held the first week of January, March, May, July, September, and November. Applications can be requested by calling (865) 546-3500 or emailing supplementprogram@cacnutrition.org.
Congregate Dining Program
Older Adults Dining Together
The Congregate Meal Program offers free healthy meals, social engagement, access to community resources, and volunteer opportunities to eligible participants. Congregate meal sites operate out of senior centers, housing complexes, and other community settings. If you are resident of a congregate meal site and are aged 60+ or disabled and would like to learn more, either visit your meal site during their service hours or contact your building’s social worker or resource coordinator. Please call (865) 524-2786 for current meal schedules.
Mobile Affordable Meal Service (MAMS)
Nutritious, Affordable Meal Delivery for Older Adults
MAMS utilizes the Mobile Meals delivery system to deliver hot, chilled, or frozen meals up to five days a week to Knox County residents for a fee. This service is ideal for those who are unable to cook for themselves due to illness or injury or prefer a flexible solution for meal service. Delivery can be set to your desired schedule and start within 2-3 business days from your completed registration. Call (865) 524-2786 for more information and to sign up. No in-home assessment is required.
