Deliver Meals to Seniors and Individuals Living with Chronic and Terminal ill
ORGANIZATION: Open Hand Atlanta
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Delivery volunteers are our FAVORITE volunteers! This is great for people who want to have direct interaction with the clients that Open Hand serves. Volunteers will use their own vehicle and gas to deliver meals to our chronically and terminally ill clients as well as homebound senior citizens in the metro Atlanta area. Please watch both videos to fully prepare for your delivery experience: https://vimeo.com/1031321530/59266c964f?share=copy and https://tinyurl.com/WorkWave-Orientation-2020
The average route is between 1.5-3 hours. If you are able to take a longer route, please let us know by texting 678-306-6649.
Please note: Drivers must be 21 years or older, have a valid license and vehicle liability insurance. There is no age limit for passengers.
Expectations:
- Prepare by watching the orientation videos.
- We are delivering 1-weeks’ worth of food to each client, so make sure you have room in your trunk and backseat for 10-12 cardboard boxes.
Day of the volunteer event:
- Please ensure Open Hand has an up to date copy of your automobile insurance card.
- Please bring a charged cell phone and a pen!
- After your route, you will only need to return to Open Hand if you have borrowed a cart.
- Please text us at (678) 306-6649 at least 5 minutes before your arrival so we can have your items prepared.
4 Shifts
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09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
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FULL
Shift time is listed as 9AM-12PM to account for the time it takes to complete the shift. Please arrive between 9AM-9:30AM
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10:00 AM to 01:00 PM EST
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FULL
Shift time is listed as 10AM-1PM to account for the time it takes to complete the shift. Please arrive between 10AM-1PAM
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10:30 AM to 01:30 PM EST
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FULL
Shift time is listed as 10:30AM-1:30PM to account for the time it takes to complete the shift. Please arrive between 10:30AM-1:30PM
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11:00 AM to 02:00 PM EST
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FULL
Shift time is listed as 12PM-3PM to account for the time it takes to complete the shift. Please arrive between 12PM-12:30PM
More Shifts
More opportunities with Open Hand Atlanta
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Open Hand Atlanta
Location:
1380 W Marietta ST NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, US
Mission Statement
Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care , which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life. Open Hand seeks to eliminate disability and untimely death due to nutrition-sensitive chronic disease.
Description
Open Hand prepares, packages, and delivers over 6,000 meals each day to homebound seniors and individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses.
Perhaps our greatest strength is the constant support of thousands of volunteers. At Open Hand, people from all walks of life come together to touch the lives of thousands of others who are not as fortunate. Our volunteers are generally surprised at how much fun they have in the process--due in part to our wonderful food service and distribution staff that, along with other remarkable volunteers, make them feel as though they are always among friends.
Open Hand volunteers package meals, drive meal delivery routes, and work with our senior health and wellness programs. Without the dedication of each and every one of these incredible people, we simply could not do our very necessary work in our community.
We invite you--or a group from your place of business, your social group, your school or your place of worship--to volunteer with us. You’ll find that it’s a thoroughly unique and rewarding experience.
CAUSE AREAS
Health & Medicine,
Hunger,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 4 shifts
WHERE
1380 West Marietta Street NorthwestAtlanta, GA 30318
(33.78619 ,-84.43398 )
DATE POSTED
May 13, 2025
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 1.5-3 hours
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 50+
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- No Donation
- https://www.openhandatlanta.org/get-involved/donate/