Community Profile of the Month

Capitol Broadcasting Company believes one of our greatest responsibilities is supporting our community. CBC’s Community Profile is a new monthly feature on the Web – a way to inform our employees and the public about the work of area non-profits, and their volunteer opportunities and needs.

For January 2009, take closer look at the Meals on Wheels of Wake County & Meals on Wheels of Durham.

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Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Inc.
www.wakemow.org

Location:
1001 Blair Street
Raleigh, NC 27603

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 37639
Raleigh, NC 27627-7639

Phone: (919) 833-1749

About Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Inc.:
Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Inc. serves 1,500 noontime meals every weekday to the elderly, homebound and persons with disabilities of Wake County. Meals are served in three separate processes: the first is hot meals to homebound individuals, the second is hot meals to seniors in congregate dining rooms, and the third is frozen meals to dialysis patients and other homebound individuals who live in isolated areas of Wake County. The home delivered meals are delivered by a cadre of 2,200 volunteers, five days a week, Monday through Friday.

Meals on Wheels On February 12, 1974, the first meals were delivered in Wake County. Ten volunteers took nine meals to elderly in downtown Raleigh. In fiscal year 2008-2009, 373,500 meals are budgeted to be served.

In 2001, Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Inc. and the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, Inc. collaborated to form a
non-profit third party company called Food Runners Collaborative, Inc. This company was created to build, own and operate a building that would house both organizations and provide a community kitchen to assist both organizations in the support of their respective missions. They are pleased with the results of the new facility as it allows them to operate much more efficiently.

How To Help Meals on Wheels of Wake County:
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Volunteers choose from 14 areas in the county where meals are delivered. About an hour is needed to complete deliveries of lunches to one route. Volunteers enable this program to do its work. Meals on Wheels of Wake County currently has 100 routes they need volunteers for every day. Find out more about volunteering here.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
Consider making a financial contribution to Meals on Wheels. Help eliminate their waiting list of homebound individuals who need nutritious meals and a friendly volunteer to check in on them. Make a donation here.

Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc.
www.mowdurham.org

Mailing address & Location:
406 Rigsbee Ave.
Suite 101
Durham, NC 27701

Phone: (919) 667-9424

About Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc.:
Established in 1975, Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc. delivers hot, nutritious meals to Durham County residents who are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves. Since its inception, Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc. has served more than one and a half million meals through the generous help and support of its staff, volunteers, donors and sponsors.

Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc. is a non-profit agency committed to enhancing the quality of life for eligible homebound adults in our community. Their mission is to serve the elderly, frail, disabled, convalescing and others who cannot provide proper nutrition for themselves. Dedicated volunteers deliver lunches to clients each weekday, with the objective of improving the nutritional status and health of these individuals. It is their goal to provide the combination of nutritious meals and social contact that will help their clients to remain independent as long as possible.

Participation in a Meals on Wheels program can help individuals reduce the chance of premature institutionalization; allow elderly married couples to remain together in the comfort of their own home; and remove a significant barrier preventing or delaying the discharge of a patient from a hospital or institution, thereby permitting the convalescing process to occur in the familiar surroundings of one's own home.

How To Help Meals on Wheels of Durham:
VOLUNTEER
Meals on Wheels of Durham needs a variety of volunteers to help serve their clients. Substitute delivery drivers are their greatest need. The organization also needs regular drivers, administrative & clerical volunteers & special events volunteers. Meals on Wheels can also use food packers, help with updating their website, writing grant applications and more. Find more information about volunteer opportunities here.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
Support Meals on Wheels of Durham through a financial contribution as well. Make your donation here.

POSTED: January 1, 2009