The county’s Department of Human Services, Office on Aging has partnered with the Food Bank of South Jersey and the Zallie Community Foundation to use a Meals on Wheels vehicle for delivery of groceries to homebound seniors.
Burlington County commissioners have approved a new partnership with the county’s Department of Human Services, Office on Aging, the Food Bank of South Jersey and the Zallie Community Foundation to help feed homebound seniors.
Under the agreement, the Office on Aging will use one of its Meals on Wheels vehicles and drivers to assist the two nonprofits with food deliveries to those seniors enrolled in a food assistance program.
The effort will not impact Meals on Wheels’ operations or expenses. The program delivered more than 120,000 meals to homebound residents throughout the county last year.
The groceries will be provided by the food bank and the foundation as part of the former’s Feel Good with Food program to feed seniors who need nutritional support. Meals on Wheels will also help identify clients for the mobile effort.
Homebound residents facing hardships can contact the Food Bank of South Jersey at (856) 662-4884 or email info@foodbanksj.org for more information.
