Volunteer as a driver for Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels
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We are looking for volunteer drivers with vehicles to help us meet the growing demand for Meals on Wheels services. Our volunteers deliver meals to elderly, disabled and homebound residents of the city of Santa Barbara. We have openings every day of the week, with a particular need for drivers to cover weekday routes. Most drivers have a weekly route that takes about 90 minutes to cover, while some share a route with another driver and volunteer twice a month. Routes are geographically clustered. Drivers pick up hot, freshly prepared meals at Valle Verde Retirement Community and deliver them to each client's door, often chatting for a few minutes with clients who look forward to the meals and the visits. We have substitute drivers at the ready to cover for weekly drivers when they're planning to be away. There are also opportunities to volunteer as a board member or to assist with a variety of other Meals on Wheels activities, including marketing and communications, office administration, volunteer coordination, development and event planning.
About SANTA BARBARA MEALS ON WHEELS
Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels is an independent, volunteer-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of elderly, disabled and homebound residents of the city of Santa Barbara. Since 1971, our team of volunteer drivers has delivered meals seven days a week and offered friendly interaction to our clients, many of whom are isolated. Our meals are prepared daily in the kitchen of the Valle Verde Retirement Community, and drivers arrive there at 10 a.m. each day to pick up meals and make their deliveries. Most drivers have a weekly route that takes one to two hours to cover, and same share a route with another driver so that their commitment is twice a month. When our volunteers have plans to be away, we arrange for a sub. Santa Barbara Meals On Wheels is a volunteer organization. The volunteer Board of Directors is composed of local residents, most of whom also deliver meals.
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