Senior Meals Program Needs Volunteers Throughout Lane County

Senior Meals Program Needs Volunteers Throughout Lane County

More volunteers needed to help serve and deliver meals to older adults and adults with disabilities in our communities.

Contacts:

Laura Campbell, LCOG Public Information Officer, [email protected], 541-682-4006

Melissa Andrion, S&DS Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected], 541-682-1366

EUGENE, Ore. – The Senior Meals Program, a program offered by Senior & Disability Services, a division of the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), is in dire need of volunteers at all our locations. Volunteers have an everlasting impact on seniors we serve and help maintain access to nutritious foods.

The Senior Meals Program helps people aged 60 and older maintain their independence by providing food, friendship, and safety checks. We do so by operating eleven (11) Café 60 dining rooms around Lane County and Meals on Wheels (MOW) to deliver lunches and safety checks for our home-bound older neighbors.

We could use volunteers in the following ways:

• Portioning meals
• Packing meals
• Delivering meals to participants

Number of volunteers needed by site:

Junction City – 3

Creswell – 9

Veneta – 9

Florence – 9

Oakridge – 8

Eugene (various locations) – 40

Coburg – 2

Springfield – 20

Cottage Grove – 3

Interested community members can contact Melisa Andrion, Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected] or 541-682-1366.

We look forward to continuing to deliver meals to seniors in Lane County!

About Senior & Disability Services

Senior & Disability Services, a division of Lane Council of Governments, provides services, information, and assistance to Lane County’s older adult population, adults with physical disabilities, and their caregivers. In Fiscal Year 2022, its Senior Meals Program served more than 199,000 meals to more than 1,900 participants. Learn more at https://www.lcog.org/sdslane.