Volunteer Department Information
Website: www.mowdelivers.com
1600 Willow Lawn Dr. Richmond, VA 23230
Ph: (804) 673-5035 Fax: 673-5045
E-mail: info@mowdelivers.com
Please click here to download a volunteer application.
All volunteer interest calls should be directed to the central Meals on Wheels location at Willow Lawn at 673-5035, even if volunteer interest is for one of Meals on Wheels’ satellite locations.
Current volunteers who need to get in touch with satellite site coordinators should call the voice mail assistance line at 673-1935. Callers will be directed to the correct voice line.
Volunteer orientation is held every Wednesday at 2:00 at the Willow Lawn location. Volunteer orientation at the satellite sites is conducted separately by the site staff on an as-needed basis. For groups or businesses providing volunteer teams, Meals on Wheels staff can conduct orientation at an on-site location convenient for your group.
Volunteer Facts and Figures
More than 2,300 volunteers support Meals on Wheels regularly throughout the Richmond area. Our family of volunteers is very diverse and represents a broad cross-section of the community. Last fiscal year our volunteers delivered more than 260,000 meals, volunteered more than 50,000 hours and drove about 300,000 miles. Approximately 200 volunteers are involved daily.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life, with 30 percent from local businesses and corporations, 30 percent from faith-based and civic organizations, about 25 percent retired residents and the remaining 15 percent stay-at-home parents or students.
We service the following locations: the cities of Richmond, Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and counties of Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, Chesterfield and Powhatan.
Volunteer Opportunities and Information
Primary Volunteer Opportunities:
- Drivers to deliver meals between 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. daily
- Packers & Loaders of food coolers at Willow Lawn, daily from 9:30-11:30
- Riders at selected location(s)
Group Volunteer Projects:
- Drivers and/or riders at selected location(s)
- Contributors of food for emergency hurricane and winter meal boxes
- Contributors of new air conditioners and fans for the Cool Comfort Campaign
- Contributors of pet food for dogs and cats for the Meals for Pets Program
- House-cleaning or yard work for certain recipients
- Minor home repair or painting
Seasonal/Holiday Volunteer Needs:
- Substitute drivers during summer and winter holidays
- Emergency snow drivers
- Contributors of gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and winter holidays (advance coordination preferred for each locality listed above)
Clerical/Office Assistance:
- Phone receptionist—afternoons
- Filing, Copying, etc.—mornings and afternoons, as needed
Special Events: (please see Special Events on website menu for more details)
- Assist with staffing Meals on Wheels booth at volunteer or informational fairs