LifeCare Alliance, the Midwest’s leading provider of Meals-on-Wheels, is currently recruiting individuals, companies, social clubs, and schools to deliver meals during the lunch hour to older adults and homebound individuals who are medically challenged and living with a disability in the community.
Currently, the not-for-profit organization operates hot meal routes five days a week in Logan County with routes needing to be filled immediately. Individual and corporate volunteers are welcome.
“LifeCare Alliance will continue to serve all those qualifying clients, but we need your help to accomplish this,” representatives said. “LifeCare Alliance needs more volunteers to help us deliver meals to the most vulnerable neighbors in Logan County. The need is great.”
The Adopt-a-Route program provides a unique outreach experience that doubles as an excellent team-building opportunity. Volunteers may adopt a route one day a week, one day a month or any amount in between.
Any level of participation will save LifeCare Alliance the cost of a paid driver, at no expense to participants, as the organization covers all training costs.
When organizations and individuals volunteer to deliver Meals-on-Wheels, it makes a huge difference in the lives of people who are alone. For many clients, the Meals-on-Wheels delivery person is the only contact that they encounter all day.
“It takes thousands of volunteers to deliver more than a million Meals-on-Wheels, prepared by LifeCare Alliance,” representatives said. “It is a morale booster, and a lunch hour you will feel good about all day long.” The benefits of becoming a Meals-on-Wheels volunteer include:
• Meeting new and exciting people who depend on our volunteers for a hot, nutritious meal.
• Promoting teamwork, which serves a dual purpose of a morale booster.
• Giving back to the community and helping older adults to remain independent in the comfort of their homes, where they want to be.
• Realizing you have made a difference in the lives of our clients by keeping them safe in their own homes and living an independent lifestyle.
If you know someone who needs Meals-on-Wheels, please contact the customer service department at (614) 278-3130.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities offered by LifeCare Alliance, call (614) 444-MEAL (6325) or visit www.lifecarealliance.org.