Meals on Wheels of San Antonio at St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
Meals on Wheels provides home delivery lunch to residents of Bexar County who are:
- 60 years of age or older
- Homebound
- Unable to travel to a senior nutrition center for lunch
- Unable to prepare a meal for themselves or have anyone in the home to prepare a meal for them.
Potential clients may call in to the Outreach Office of Christian Senior Services (735-5115) to make application for the program. Clients may also be referred by family, friends, doctors, and community service agencies. Prospective clients will be assigned to an Outreach caseworker who will make a personal visit to the client to determine eligibility. There is no charge for eligible clients; however, a small donation is suggested. All donations go back into the program to provide more meals for more seniors. Nutritious food is essential to everyone; therefore income is not a criterion for service.
Christian Senior Services began in 1977 with a focus on meals in a congregate setting. In 1978 CSS began its home delivered meal program. Our parish became a delivery site in January 2005 and delivered 3,342 meals during the year 2005 to enrolled clients in the St Marks area by a team of 16 regular and 4 substitute volunteer drivers. The Meals on Wheels Ministry welcomes volunteer drivers for the St Marks route, to deliver a hot lunch and a warm smile to our homebound elderly. Meal delivery normally takes about an hour, between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Monday through Friday.
Volunteers can call Lola at 210-735-5115 or email at lolad.css@sbcglobal.net. You can visit Christian Senior Services on the web at www.christianseniorservices.org. Coordinators for the St Marks Meals Wheels program are Kit and Rich Miller at 494-6323. Volunteers must have a current drivers license and proof of automobile insurance. Orientation takes place every Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at Christian Senior Services, 4306 NW Loop 410, San Antonio 78229.
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