The Council on Aging of Buncombe County strives to create a community where everyone has the opportunity to age successfully. Our Mission is to promote the independence, dignity, and well-being of adults through service, education, and advocacy.
Our Homebound Food program supplies a bag of shelf stable food to seniors once a month. Volunteers will be assigned a route of no more that 10 seniors that they will deliver food to.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
Pickup bags of shelf-stable food from COABC offices once a month and deliver these bags to seniors in need.
Volunteers are able to select what date and time, within our business hours, works best for pickup monthly.
Requirements:
Requires weekday availability. (Must be able to pick up bags while our offices are open, M-F 9am-4pm)
Background Check (including Motor Vehicle Report)
Reference Checks
Training at offices
Must provide your own transportation (reimbursement provided)
Skills Required:
Volunteers should be kind and compassionate.
Volunteers should be able to lift bags (never more than 25 lbs)
Attire:
Volunteers are able to wear whatever attire they feel most comfortable in!
Location:
Our offices are located at 46 Sheffield Circle, Asheville, NC 28803. We are in the lower part of the Chapel on Deerfield Retirement Community's Campus.
Park in the Chapel parking lot but follow the signs and sidewalk that lead you down the stairs or ramp to the right of the chapel for our main entrance.
*Please do not enter the chapel as we have a separate entrance.
To sign up for this opportunity, please email info@coabc.org or complete this application https://forms.gle/okjhtAGt4Uf4CDSCA *Do not show up before being contacted, volunteers need to first be assigned a route before they are able to begin delivering.
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe is not responsible for opportunities managed by partner agencies. If you are onsite at a volunteer opportunity and don't feel safety guidelines are being followed, please connect with onsite project organizers and if not addressed, please let us know by emailing info@handsonasheville.org.
