Meals On Wheels of Wake County

Meals on Wheels is one of those organizations in nearly every community that provides a much-​needed service. I have no idea what the organization is like from the inside, my review is solely on my experience with the service it provides: Meal deliveries to shut-​ins.
I’ve been beyond impressed with how well the coordinators multitask. They deal with the community, the phones, the paperwork, train new volunteers, answer endless questions, and manage to project an air of calm through it all. Somehow, amongst the seeming chaos of people gathering meals, boxing meals, going in and out the door (which probably should be a revolving door during the lunch hour), there’s an order to it all.
Some of the volunteers are retirees who find this a worthwhile way to spend a couple of hours a day. They are so familiar with the process they know nearly everyone in the center and on their route by name; can be in the door, packing the meals and out the door and on the road in five minutes or less.
The volunteers are usually sent out in pairs, with an insulated bag and a cooler with 5 or 6 meals (a hot entrée and a salad), along with a list of the people on the route and directions so well written, routing you from one stop to the next, you don’t need a GPS. The time commitment from arrival at the center to returning home or to work is generally no more than an hour and half to two hours during the lunch hour.
There are multiple MOWs centers around Wake County and each has routes close to that center. There’s no issue with being in south Raleigh and having a route in Wake Forest.
The recipients of the meals are generally incredibly gracious and appreciative. After my experiences here, I have to say, I too, am appreciative.