- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Driver Meal Delivery
ORGANIZATION: Open Hand Atlanta
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Our drivers are a critical part of the service we provide to the community, since a majority of our clients are homebound. In fact, our volunteer driver is quite often the only person a client may see on any given day. But as much as that meal and that simple moment shared means to each client, it means just as much to each volunteer. We have some volunteers who have been driving a route for 10 years or more and others who drive every so often...but for every one of them, seeing a client smile is something very personal and rewarding.
Please watch both videos to fully prepare for your delivery experience:
- https://tinyurl.com/Delivery-Orientation-2020
- https://tinyurl.com/WorkWave-Orientation-2020
Please be aware we have implemented measures to reduce risk of the spread of COVID-19 to our volunteers, staff, and clients.
- Are you experiencing fits of coughing, have shortness of breath/runny nose/sore throat? If yes, please alert volunteer services and cancel your shift.
- Volunteers who are 65 and older are encouraged not to volunteer at this time.
Description: Using your own vehicle and gas, you will be trained to deliver meals to our clients in the metro-Atlanta area. The average route is 2-3 hours in length. If you are able to take a longer route, please let us know by texting 678-306-6649.
Click here to learn more about meal delivery!
Requirements:
- Must be 21 years old or older
- Must have valid driver’s license
- Must have valid vehicle liability insurance
- Protective Gear:
- Mask are required for anyone delivering meals to our clients.
Special Notes:
- Expectations: We are delivering 1-weeks’ worth of food to each client, so make sure you have room in your trunk and backseat for 5-10 large cardboard boxes.
- New and return drivers must be 21 years old or older. Passengers can be any age.
- Some of the clients we serve live in impoverished areas of Atlanta which may not be suitable for kids under 16 years old. If you have small children, please notify our team if you need a "Family Friendly" route.
- Routes are available Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm, 10am-1pm, and 10:30am-1:30pm.
- Day of the Volunteer Event:
- Please pick up at our 176 Ottley Drive entrance of Open Hand Atlanta. You will be greeted in our carpool line by a team member. We will then bring your meals to the car. Please text 5 minutes before you arrive so that we can prepare deliveries. If you have hand sanitizer, please bring it with you. We will be providing plastic gloves for delivery. After your route, you will only need to return if you have a cart or undelivered meals. Please return to 181 Armour Dr. Please text us at (678) 306-6649 and we will take your items inside. Download our Delivery App (Workwave Route Manager): For iPhone. For Android.
- Please remember to bring a charged cell phone and a pen!
Sign up: Visit https://openhandatlanta.volunteerhub.com to create an account and reserve an open shift that fits your schedule.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of our Volunteer Service Managers for further explanation or assistance.
More opportunities with Open Hand Atlanta
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Open Hand Atlanta
Location:
181 Armour Dr, Atlanta, GA 30324, US
Mission Statement
Mission: 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. Vision: 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
WHEN
WHERE
181 Armour Dr NEAtlanta, GA 30324
DATE POSTED
September 7, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Approximately 3 hours a shift
- Each volunteer will need his/her own account on http://www.openhandatlanta.volunteerhub.com