Purposeful Holiday Gifts Nourish Atlanta Seniors While Delighting Recipients
Since 1965, Meals On Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) has been a lifeline for seniors facing hunger and social isolation. Today, Purposeful Gourmet Foods, a Meals On Wheels Atlanta social enterprise, announces the 2025 Purposeful Holiday Gifts program, offering gourmet gift boxes that fund lifesaving meals for our senior neighbors. MOWA’s home-delivered meals program is 97% funded by the generosity of the community.
Through Purposeful Gourmet Foods, 100% of proceeds support the nonprofit’s mission to provide home-delivered meals and related support for seniors across Atlanta. As the holidays approach, Purposeful Holiday Gift Boxes offer an easy way for individuals and companies to celebrate while giving back. Every Purposeful Gift helps deliver lifesaving meals, so our senior neighbors and their beloved pets can remain safe, nourished and together at home.
Purposeful Holiday Gift Box options include:
Deluxe Gift Box: Six-ounce packages of Sugar & Spice and Sweet With Heat pecans and a three-ounce package of Peaches & More Purposeful Fruits
Signature Gift Box: Three-ounce packages of Sugar & Spice pecans, Sweet With Heat pecans and Peaches & More Purposeful Fruits along with Purposeful Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee, Purposeful Honey and Purposeful Georgia Peach & Bourbon Jam
“More than 800 seniors are on our waitlist right now,” says Charlene Crusoe-Ingram, CEO of Meals On Wheels Atlanta. “When you choose a Purposeful Gift, you are helping us reach the next neighbor in line with nutritious meals and a caring connection. It is a simple act with an immediate impact.”
In Atlanta, one in four seniors faces hunger each day. Purposeful Holiday Gift Boxes pair small-batch gourmet items with personalized notes and an impact card that shows how each purchase fuels MOWA’s services. The program advances MOWA’s mission to ensure that no senior goes hungry, cold or forgotten.
For a seamless gifting experience, visit PurposefulGourmetFoods.org, call 404-351-3889 or email purposeful@mowatl.org. Purposeful Gift Boxes are available for individuals and corporate orders, with concierge support for multi-ship recipient lists.
ABOUT MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA
Meals On Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) was founded in 1965 to support seniors struggling with hunger and social isolation. For over 60 years, MOWA has grown from a small soup kitchen to an organization that has delivered over six million lifesaving meals throughout the Atlanta area.
MOWA has expanded its program offerings to respond to other critical needs in the community. The nonprofit now offers multiple services to support Atlanta seniors, including personalized and therapeutic home-delivered and family-style meals, home repair services, an emergency food pantry and a pet pantry allowing seniors to remain at home with their pets, which are sometimes the only family they have.
Since MOWA raises 97% of its funding from private donations each year, the nonprofit has expanded fundraising efforts to include social enterprises 1705WEST, Atlanta’s Premier Event Space with a Purpose, and Purposeful Gourmet Foods, The Snack that Gives Back! All proceeds from both efforts benefit MOWA’s meals program.
About Purposeful Gourmet Foods
Purposeful Gourmet Foods, a Meals On Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) social enterprise, is a mission-driven brand dedicated to making a difference in the Atlanta community. 100% of the proceeds from every purchase go directly toward providing nutritional meals to Atlanta’s homebound seniors facing hunger and social isolation. Since 1965, MOWA has grown from a small soup kitchen to a vital organization that has delivered over 6 million lifesaving meals throughout the Atlanta area to seniors and their pets.
Purposeful Gourmet Foods’ products feature recipes curated by Robert Gerstenecker, former executive chef of Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, and are beautifully packaged in resealable bags designed by Savannah College of Art and Design alumni. For more information on products and where to purchase, visit PurposefulGourmetFoods.org.
Editor’s note: This article was posted on Oct. 23, 2025. Please be aware that pricing, hours of operation, availability of specials and menu items may change over time. For the most up-to-date information, please refer directly to the restaurants mentioned above.