St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program

Immediately prior to founding St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, Sister Alice Marie Quinn worked with the St. Vincent Medical Center as assistant director of its dietary department. She found that many poor and elderly people who lived in apartments near the hospital didn’t eat properly or regularly. And she noticed that their physical and mental well-being suffered as a result.

So Sister, determined to make a difference, made a pot of stew one evening in 1977 for 83 seniors at a local church hall. That single selfless act led to the St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program, which after serving 100 meal clients each day, expanded into St. Vincent Meals on Wheels.

Today St. Vincent Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers over 4,700 meals each day, which includes hot meals, frozen meals and breakfast deliveries (on a weekly basis) across Los Angeles. Sister Alice Marie oversees an experienced staff of 78, plus over 300 volunteers who cook and deliver meals for clients six days a week. Sister infuses St. Vincent Meals on Wheels with a spirit of generosity through her compassion, leadership and wisdom. Sister cares not only about what clients eat, but also about how they feel and their overall comfort and dignity. Her drivers and meal-runners follow her compassionate example.

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