CARLYLE — Meals on Wheels is currently looking for volunteers for Carlyle and area to help deliver food.
“Meals on Wheels is a home-care program that is supported by volunteer services. This program provides nutritionally-balanced meals to the client’s home, based on client need and availability of service,” said Dana Fowler, the volunteer services co-ordinator with the Saskatchewan Health Authority for the Carlyle- Arcola area.
“Meals on Wheels helps clients maintain as much independence as possible, with the goal being that these meals will help people to stay in their own homes and have their nutritional needs met,” continued Fowler. “It can be offered as a short-term support, a client recovering from surgery or long-term support for clients in need of more supports.”
To fulfill this mission Fowler and those Meals on Wheels are looking for volunteers for the Carlyle area.
“Volunteers gain a sense of fulfillment and purpose by interacting with these members of the community, contributing to their mental, social, emotional and physical well-being,” said Fowler.
“Meals on Wheels numbers are ever-changing, and we would love to have any interested people join our volunteer team,” continued Fowler.
Anyone interested in volunteering can send a note to [email protected] and state they are interested in becoming a Meals on Wheels volunteer for the Carlyle area.
Potential volunteers go through a screening process, with an application, interview, references, confidentiality agreement, criminal record check and orientation process.
“I will work with each applicant to complete this; the whole process can happen within roughly a two-week period. Sometimes [it’s] a little shorter, [but] sometimes a little longer,” said Fowler.
Volunteers will be scheduled as they are available and can refuse delivery at any time.
“Meals on Wheels is a program that benefits so many people and it truly is more than just a meal,” said Fowler.
