Programs & Services
The primary focus of Fort Bend Seniors is the Meals on Wheels program. Fort Bend Seniors served 427,800 meals in 2024 to more than 2,200 clients across our service area.
Home-Delivered Meals
Home-delivered meals include 1 hot meal daily, Monday – Wednesday and 1 hot meal plus 3 frozen meals on Thursday. The frozen meals for Friday – Sunday. These meals meet at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance of all nutrients required by adults for five or more days per week to seniors who are homebound.
Participants for the home-delivered meal program must be unable to physically attend a senior center and also be unable to safely prepare their own meals.
Senior Activity Centers
LUNCH TIME MEALS
All centers are open Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. One hot meal is served daily that meets at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance of all nutrients required by adults and is provided in a group setting. Meals are served at all 6 of Fort Bend Seniors’ activity centers, located throughout Fort Bend and Waller counties. Fort Bend Seniors provides congregate meals five days per week.
OTHER CONGREGATE CENTER ACTIVITIES & SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Meals & nutrition education
- Daily recreational activities (field trips, arts, and crafts, bingo, exercise)
- Computer access
- Health screenings
- Field trips
- Round-trip transportation as needed
2026 GREAT GATHERINGS
- April 17 – Senior-Senior Prom – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
- May 22 – Spring Fling – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
- July 1 – Talent Show – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
- November 6 – Veterans Day Celebration – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
- November 20 – Thanksgiving Gathering – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
- December 11 – Christmas Party – Bud O’Shieles Community Center
If you would like to attend a senior activity center fill out a registration form to get started.
Social Connection
More seniors are living alone and feeling isolated and lonely, and Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels helps them build meaningful connections through services like phone calls, friendly visits and opportunities to socialize with other seniors, as well as pet assistance to ensure they can keep living with their furry companions.
The best way to fight loneliness is with real, meaningful connection. A warm hello and a quick chat during a Meals on Wheels delivery might seem small, but it’s a lifeline for homebound seniors. These moments of connection help keep them healthy and safe.
I’m talking from my heart. I love this program. It makes me feel alive, like someone cares. And I know I’m not the only lonely senior.
MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENT