Meals on Wheels Kitchen Volunteers 🟧

About

Monday-Friday from 8:00 am until around 11 am

Meals on Wheels serves homebound seniors, age 60 and over, who live in Jefferson County. The program offers two types of home-delivered meals – hot meals delivered daily (Monday through Friday) and frozen meals delivered once weekly. Volunteers are needed daily to assist with preparing these meals. If you are volunteering with a group or organization, please contact MOWVolunteer@uwca.org before registering for your dates.

Volunteers will generally be:
-Counting out beverages + sides
- Loading vehicles and assisting with basic tasks around the kitchen
-Washing dishes, sweeping floors, and cleaning the kitchen after meal prep is complete

Age Requirements for Minors serving in the Meals on Wheels Kitchen:

Minors 12-15 years of age may volunteer in the Meals on Wheels kitchen with a signed release from their parent/guardian and must be supervised by a parent/guardian, scout leader, teacher, or coach.
Minor 16-18 years of age may volunteer in the Meals on Wheels kitchen without supervision but must have a signed release from a parent/guardian.

Volunteers must complete the Volunteer Food Handler Certification before working in the kitchen. Please either print the food handler card and bring it with you or download it and email it to MOWVolunteer@uwca.org. It is FREE of charge and only takes a few minutes. If you have any issues, this video can be watched at our office at the beginning of your shift.

Hold down the Ctrl key & click here for the Volunteer Food Handler Certification

Meals on Wheels cannot accept court ordered community service hours. Please reach out with any questions. If interested in delivering meals after volunteering in the kitchen contact us.

3620 8th Ave South Birmingham AL 35222
205-592-0413

MOWVolunteer@uwca.org

Requirements

Wondering if you should register to volunteer? Based on the CDC guidelines, we are asking you the following questions:

Have you been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19? See the CDC’s risk assessment guidance.
Do you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19? Symptoms can include a cough or shortness of breath or at least two of the following: Fever, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell. See the CDC’s symptom information.

If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, we ask you not to register. We are doing all we can to align with best practices and keep our community healthy.

Causes

Community Food Insecurity, Hunger Health Nutrition Older Adults

Shifts

People

Non-Profit / Community Organization

Recent Impacts

Location

3620 8th Ave South, Birmingham, AL

United Way of Central Alabama- Meals on Wheels Kitchen is located on the East side of the building.

Please park at the east side (the bigger side) of the parking lot to leave plenty of space for the buses and vehicles picking-up food to pull through and turn around.