Organized in 1974, Fort Bend Seniors is one of Fort Bend County’s oldest non-profit organizations and was born out of a grass roots effort by community leaders. In the early 70’s, the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court recognized a growing need in the community: the need to provide seniors with hot, regular meals. The Commissioners organized the effort under the Older Americans’ Act of 1965 and during their first year of service, they provided 20,000 hot meals to 85 seniors from one site location.

By 1976, the program became a non-profit organization entitled Fort Bend Senior Citizens, Inc. and established a volunteer Board of Directors. In 1981, Fort Bend Seniors joined the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast. Nine years later, Fort Bend Seniors had made substantial progress by providing even more meals and services to area seniors. Due to their success, in 1990 the Houston-Galveston Area Council Area Agency on Aging asked Fort Bend Senior Citizens, Inc. to expand their service area by taking over the management of the senior program in Waller County.

Through the years, Fort Bend Seniors has evolved and now provides Meals on Wheels services to over 800 seniors daily from seven site locations throughout Fort Bend County and one site in Waller County. Fort Bend Seniors is the only organization that provides Meals on Wheels to all persons over 60 years of age regardless of income.  Client statistics have shown that 85% of Fort Bend Seniors’ clients live at or below the poverty level.

In 2004, the Fort Bend Seniors received official certification by the Meals on Wheels Association of America. This accreditation insures that the Fort Bend Seniors’ Meals on Wheels program is a certified nutrition program meeting the nutritional standards set forth by the national organization.

Today, FBS provides comprehensive services and programs including Meals on Wheels, congregate meals, transportation, homemaker assistance, case management, health screenings, information and referral services, recreation and more. Each of these programs and services enable area seniors to remain in their homes and continue to be an integral part of the community for as long as possible.

In 2005, the 31-year-old organization changed its name and logo to create an identity that would both grow with them as they continue to expand their services, as well as more closely associate the organization’s primary service with their name. The new identity, Fort Bend Seniors – Meals on Wheels and Much, Much More! was unveiled to the community in a ceremony attended by community leaders, board members, staff and area seniors. With this transition, Fort Bend Seniors looks forward to the next thirty years of helping seniors remain independent by providing necessary services and resources to improve their quality of life.