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Home Delivered Meal Program
Metroport Meals On Wheels delivers meals Monday through Friday to the homes of those who are unable to cook for themselves. The communities we serve are Argyle, Bedford, Colleyville, Grapevine, Haslet, Justin, Keller, Marshall Creek, North Richland Hills, Roanoke, Southlake, Trophy Club, Westlake and Southeast Wise County. In some communities, we also serve meals on Saturdays.
Volunteers both coordinate meal delivery and actually deliver meals in those communities. New volunteers are screened before being assigned to a volunteer group. A criminal background check is conducted and references are checked on all volunteers.
Home Delivery Volunteers Job Description
Metroport Meals On Wheels Home Delivery Volunteers deliver a hot lunch meal to individuals listed on assigned route sheets between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- being available to deliver meals at least once a month utilizing the volunteer's personal vehicle,
- picking up meals and route information at the designated restaurant at the designated time,
- transporting the insulated bags filled with participants' meals from the partner restaurant to the volunteer's car and placing the insulated bags in the car,
- reading maps and following written directions,
- delivering a hot lunch meal to participants listed on the route information sheets,
- being a friendly presence and concerned about the participant's overall welfare,
- notifying Metroport Meals On Wheels office if a participant
- does not open the door or
- exhibits unusual signs of illness or distress,
- returning the insulated bags and route information to the designated restaurant,
- honoring confidential participant information acquired in the delivery of meals,
- following established policies and procedures, and
- honoring the Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Meal delivery takes approximately one to one and a half hours. If the supervised meal delivery is a success and the applicant is satisfied with the volunteer assignment, then he/she will be notified and assigned a route on the division calendar. Most volunteers deliver meals on a once-a-month basis.
For more information please contact: arobinson@metroportmow.org