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How to Help
• Volunteer. We can’t do what we do without helping hands! We need drivers to deliver meals, packers to organize food to be loaded into cars, remote callers to check in on our seniors, and much more! Get the details on all our volunteer opportunities and sign up at mowdurham.org/volunteer.
Background
Meals on Wheels Durham (MOWD) has been delivering hot meals daily to homebound seniors for 47 years. Our operations have grown considerably from our first cadre of 12 clients in 1975; today, we serve close to 600. Last year, we delivered more than 200,000 meals and over 850 supplemental items (i.e., produce boxes, holiday gifts, pet food, and more) to meet special client needs. The demand for our services grows larger each year.
Our Mission
Meals on Wheels Durham is committed to enhancing the quality of life for eligible homebound adults in our community. Our mission is to serve older adults, people who are convalescing, and others who cannot provide proper nutrition for themselves by providing daily, nutritious meals and regular contact with compassionate volunteers, which helps our clients to remain independent and in their own homes for as long as possible. MOWD provides Durham’s seniors with a sense of security, comfort, and the knowledge that their community values, appreciates, and remembers them.
• Donate items of your choice from our online Amazon.com Wish List (mowdurham.org/ wishlist) to help provide for our seniors’ special needs year-round. With your help, we can meet special requests from our clients — whether that’s food for a furry friend, a box fan in summer, or Ensure to supplement meals. • Make a gift to Meals on Wheels Durham at mowdurham.org. Your unrestricted, tax-deductible gift will allow us to build new programs, strengthen existing ones, and serve even more meals – all to enhance the lives of older adults in our community. A gift of $1,680 will feed a senior for an entire year – but any amount you choose to give will be put to work right away supporting older adults in Durham.
Get in Touch!
Phone: 919.667.9424 Email: comm@mowdurham.org Address: 2522 Ross Rd., Durham, NC 27712 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn: @mowdurham.org