In Illinois, the operation and funding of home-delivered meal programs for seniors — provided by both a national organization known as Meals on Wheels and also through other programs — is complicated. Some meal programs encompass a single county and are operated by just one social service agency, such as Catholic Charities, which serves meals to homebound seniors in Lake County. Other programs distribute meals to parts of several neighboring counties. And still others, like Chicago's, are operated by the city, which contracts with a catering service to serve seniors in need.