Meals on Wheels Needs Volunteers
SOS Meals on Wheels, the provider of home-delivered senior nutrition in the San Leandro and Castro Valley, needs more volunteers to keep up with the demand for service. The work is rewarding, fun, and flexible, and meets a pressing need in our community of providing homebound seniors with a nutritious meal and wellness check.
As seniors continue to be the fastest-growing population in Alameda County, the need for Meals on Wheels grows accordingly. We rely on our dedicated volunteer drivers to allow us to take on new clients in need of service.
Each day, volunteers meet either at our main kitchen on Polvorosa Avenue in San Leandro, or at our Castro Valley delivery hub located near Trader Joe’s on Redwood Road. Pre-packed coolers with chilled meals are distributed to these volunteers by route. The average route has 10-15 stops, and takes an average of 1-2 hours, with a delivery window of 9:30am-12:30pm. Routes can be driven at a frequency of your availability, such as once per week, month, or when otherwise available.
Are you ready to join an amazing community of volunteers who serve our older neighbors? Contact John Schinkel-Kludjian at 510-244-0165 or via email at John@sosmow.org. For more information about us, call or visit sosmow.org.
SOS Meals on Wheels is a 501c(3) organization. We foster the independence and dignity of older adults by reducing food insecurity and isolation, with daily nutritious meals, friendly visits, and connection to support services. We serve San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Fremont, Newark, and Union City, Hayward, and Oakland.
