HIGH” ACCORDING TO STAFFF. TONIGHT TALIA CLARKE TAKES US INSIDE THE NEW FACILITY. I’M IN THE FREEZER OF THE NEW SENIORS PLUS MEALS ON WHEELS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN JAY. STAFF SAY THIS LARGER SPACE WILL ALLOW THEM TO HELP THE GROWING NUMBER OF MAINERS IN NEED. 12;55;15 “NEED IS DEFINITELY AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.” SENIORS PLUS MEALS ON WHEELS MOVED FROM THEIR LIVERMORE FACILITY.. THAT WAS ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THIS NEW LOCATION IN THE JAY PLAZA. JANIS WALKER WITH MEALS ON WHEELS SAYS.. MORE AND MORE MAINERS ARE INQUIRING ABOUT THEIR SERVICES. 12;51;42 “THE NEED HAS INCREASED BECAUSE THE COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASED. I HEAR SO MANY TIMES GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS IT MORE. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT.. IT’S THERE FOR PEOPLE TO USE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH.. NOBODY SHOULD GO HUNGRY.” SENIORS PLUS MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS DELIVER 35-HUNDRED MEALS PER WEEK TO SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN FRANKLIN, OXFORD AND ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.. ABOUT 180- THOUSAND MEALS LAST YEAR FOR ALL 3 COUNTIES. THERE IS ALSO A PETS ON WHEELS COMPONENT.. TO DELIVER CAT OR DOG FOOD TO CLIENTS. VOLUNTEERS LIKE.. DINA GOLDSMITH AND ANTHONY COLLORA.. DELIVER THE FOOD RIGHT TO THE CLIENT AT THEIR HOME. 12;45;18 “YOU GET TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY YOU GET TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE EATING PROPERLY.” 12;48;02 “IT’S FAR MORE THAN JUST A DELIVERY SERVICE.. IT’S JUST CHECKING UP ON THEM ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE THEY’RE IN GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.” 12;54;41 “SOMETIMES OUR CLIENTS.. WE’RE THE ONLY PEOPLE THEY SEE IN A WEEK OR A MONTH.” MEALS ON WHEELS WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS EVENING.. IN THE HOPES OF HELPING MORE MAINERS FIND THE HELP THEY NEED. 13;00;02 “MOST OF OUR CLIENTS ARE LOW INCOME.. FIXED INCOME, LIVE ALONE.. BUT THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WITH A HIGHER INCOME.. THEY ARE INJURED THEY ARE SUDDENLY LIVING ALONE AND THEY CAN’T GET OUT TO PURCHASE GROCERIES OR THEY HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES.. SO IT’S
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Jay area Meals on Wheels doubles in size due to increased need
“Need is definitely at an all time high,” says Meals on Wheels director of nutrition services
Updated: 11:29 AM EDT Oct 24, 2024
The Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels has changed locations. The organization has doubled in size, from their distribution center in Livermore, to a new location in the Jay Plaza. “Services are growing we needed a new space,” says the director of nutrition services, Janis Walker. Walker says more and more Mainers are inquiring about Meals on Wheels services, adding, “The need has increased because the cost of living has increased.” Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver 3,500 home cooked meals per week to seniors and adults with disabilities living in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin County. The organization delivered about 180,000 meals last year for all 3 counties. For more information on Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels: CLICK HERE.
The Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels has changed locations. The organization has doubled in size, from their distribution center in Livermore, to a new location in the Jay Plaza.
“Services are growing we needed a new space,” says the director of nutrition services, Janis Walker. Walker says more and more Mainers are inquiring about Meals on Wheels services, adding, “The need has increased because the cost of living has increased.”
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Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver 3,500 home cooked meals per week to seniors and adults with disabilities living in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin County. The organization delivered about 180,000 meals last year for all 3 counties.
For more information on Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels: CLICK HERE.