Meals on Wheels

Press Release: Homebound Elders to Get Emergency Food

Rewarding Volunteer Opportunities Available Delivering Meals On Wheels! Meals On Wheels needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals in all areas of Contra Costa County.

Meals on Wheels is in continual need of new volunteer drivers to fill more than 350 positions each month that deliver meals to over 1,000 clients on 65+ daily routes in local communities throughout the county. Other volunteer opportunities become available from time to time as well. Join Meals on Wheels in bringing meals, a smile and a feeling of caring which brightens the day for our homebound seniors. Volunteers must commitment an hour to an hour and a half a week on one weekday before lunchtime. Groups and clubs are also welcome and encouraged to volunteer. A group can share the responsibility of a delivery route on a given day of the week with members taking turns making deliveries.

For more information, visit their website or call them today:

Website

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc. - Includes information on how to volunteer, as well as ways to donate money or an unwanted vehicle over the Internet.

Telephone

West County, contact: Marcia Griffin 510-412-0166
Central and Near East County: (including Antioch, Bay Point & Pittsburg), contact: Dee Barrett 925-937-8607
Far East County, contact: Liz Vargas 925-313-6706