Author Helps 101 Year Old Woman Reclaim her Foreclosed Home

Last fall, Texana Hollis, 101, sat in her wheelchair in her front yard and wept as she watched workers move her furniture out of her home and onto her lawn. A great-grandmother, Hollis had lived in her house for more than 60 years, ever since her husband purchased it after returning from World War II.

She was evicted. Her son had failed to pay taxes on the property, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development foreclosed.

Mitch Albom, author of the popular memoir "Tuesdays with Morrie" and Detroit resident was stunned as he heard of Hollis' troubles on the local news.  "This is what happens when people forget people," Albom said. "You can't throw someone out like that; I don't care what the numbers are."

Albom went to work purchasing the home from HUD and mobilizing his charity S.A.Y. Detroit to make the home livable again. Caring people came together to make renovations so that Hollis can live in her home again.

Meals On Wheels: Fighting Senior Hunger

The Senior Meals on Wheels Program offers a wide array of nutritional services to the elderly. Meals are prepared locally, target a senior's specific nutritional needs and provide one-third of the RDA or Recommended Daily Allowance of nutrition. The organization feeds more than one million senior citizens each day.

There are around 5,000 local Senior Nutrition Programs in the U.S. Some serve the population at dining halls in senior centers, others deliver meals directly to homes, particularly when mobility is limited. Wheels on Meals relies on both paid staff and countless volunteers.

Click to find a local Meals On Wheels organization.