Comfort Keepers, Meals on Wheels launch 2026 senior food drive in Lubbock

Comfort Keepers of Lubbock and Lubbock Meals on Wheels are again teaming up for the 2026 Feed Seniors Now campaign to expand weekend food assistance for local seniors. The effort comes after the 2025 drive helped feed 675 seniors and collected more than 16,000 pounds of donated food.

Why it matters: - Weekend food assistance reached 675 local seniors last year, underscoring rising demand for help beyond weekday meal deliveries. - Feed Seniors Now supports the Lubbock Meals on Wheels Weekend Meal Bag Program, which provides shelf-stable food for Saturdays and Sundays. - The campaign is aimed at businesses, churches, healthcare organizations, community groups and residents.

What happened: - Comfort Keepers of Lubbock and Lubbock Meals on Wheels are rallying the community for the 2026 Feed Seniors Now campaign. - The campaign is again centered in Lubbock, Texas, with donations and volunteer support going to local seniors. - The effort is designed to expand weekend food assistance as more seniors rely on Lubbock Meals on Wheels beyond weekday meal service.

The details: - Feed Seniors Now reported that 1 in 6 seniors struggle with hunger. - During the September 2025 campaign, Lubbock Meals on Wheels provided weekend food assistance to 675 seniors, a 13% increase from the year before. - Later in 2025, the organization said it was serving 1,100 meals each day. - Lubbock Meals on Wheels also provided breakfast to 860 recipients three days a week. - The organization supplied weekend meals to 675 seniors. - The 2025 Feed Seniors Now campaign generated $18,750 in financial contributions and 16,433 pounds of donated food. - Gene Messer dealerships donated 3,000 pounds of shelf-stable food during the 2025 drive. - Organizations can participate by hosting food drives, serving as collection locations, sponsoring the campaign, making donations or volunteering. - Sponsorship levels are Platinum at $2,500 or more, Gold at $1,000 or more, Silver at $500 or more and Bronze at $250 or more. - Sponsorship forms can be submitted to lubbock@comfortkeepers.com or faxed to 806-745-4559. - Community members can also contribute directly through Lubbock Meals on Wheels or learn about volunteer opportunities. - Requested food donations include soup, small cans of tuna or chicken, individual Beanie Weenies, Vienna sausages, oatmeal packets, peanut butter or cheese crackers, individual Chef Boyardee meals and individual packages of peanuts. - Food donations can be dropped off at Lubbock Meals on Wheels, 2304 34th St., Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Comfort Keepers of Lubbock has served local families for 24 years with in-home care for older adults.

Between the lines: - The campaign is built to turn small, individual contributions into a wider network of support. - The strongest proof point from 2025 is that local participation translated into both money and food at meaningful scale. - Comfort Keepers is using the campaign to extend its senior-care mission beyond direct in-home services. - Lisa Carson said the campaign works because different parts of the community can contribute in different ways, from food drives to sponsorships to volunteer time.

What's next: - Comfort Keepers and Lubbock Meals on Wheels are urging more participation in September 2026. - The campaign will continue collecting sponsors, food donations and volunteers as weekend need grows. - Local residents and organizations can help one sponsorship, one food drive, one volunteer shift and one meal bag at a time.

The bottom line: - Lubbock’s senior hunger response now depends on a broad community effort, and the 2026 Feed Seniors Now campaign is the next push to meet that need.