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Meals On Wheels West

HealthHungerPovertySenior Services
1823a Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone (310) 394 - 5133
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Our mission

Meals on Wheels West provides community based services that nourish and enrich the lives of our homebound neighbors of all ages by providing nutritious meals, an emergency preparedness program and referrals to other services that promote independent living and wellbeing.
Opportunities

Community Connections Volunteering

Call 2-4 homebound community members on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. The calls are done remotely, and volunteers are provided a script, guidelines and a resource list to utilize for the calls. Calls typically take 30 mins-1hour. Farsi and Spanish speaking volunteers are especially needed. To sign up or for more information, contact Margaret at [email protected] or (310)394-5133×3. 

To start the volunteering process there are 3 simple steps:

  1. Complete the background check sent via email from Margaret.
  2. You will be sent training materials for the volunteer opportunity you sign up for.
  3. Read through the Volunteer Agreement and sign.

 
  • Recurring
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Virtual, Phone Calling
  • Formal
  • Weekdays

Your Team Can Make a DIFFERENCE!

Join Google, Watt Companies, IMDB/Amazon, Wells Fargo Bank, Oracle, Red Bull, Capital One and Uber in Delivering More Than a Meal to your homebound neighbors! Organizations can deliver once a week, month, quarter, or whatever suits your needs. Google has 14 employees that rotate every Thursday to deliver to our clients. Watt Companies has an annual Day of Service. Meals on Wheels West will help create a schedule that works best for your team! Volunteers deliver a hot, nutritious lunch and a light dinner Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Groups (2-10), Groups (10+), Corporate Teams
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays

Standby Volunteer

A Standby Volunteer is on call for a specific day of the week and has zero commitment. You will be emailed/texted/called the day before or morning of to see if you happen to be available to come in to cover a route. Volunteers whose schedules are being fine-tuned love this opportunity because it has a lot of flexibility.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays

Floater Volunteer

A Floater Volunteer adopts a route one day a week (but not a specific route). The day chosen will be the same each week. You will be assigned whichever route opens up that day – and can specify if you have a preference for which area (Santa Monica, Venice, etc.). Volunteers love this because of the variety and getting to see different members of the community.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays

Route Volunteer

A Route Volunteer adopts a route consistently one day a week (Monday , Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10:45 am-2:00pm). Once signed up, you will be scheduled for every “Monday” (for example). Volunteers and clients love this because you would get to deliver to the same clients each week and getting to know each other is very rewarding. Delivery time can take approximately 1 – 2 hours and each route has an average of 8-10 clients.
  • Weekly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays
About us

Serving Los Angeles County Coastal Communities Since 1974. Meals On Wheels West provides community based services that nourish and enrich the lives of our homebound neighbors, of all ages, by providing nutritious meals, emergency preparedness and referrals to services that promote independent living and well-being. There is Hidden Hunger even in the most affluent communities.