Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are the “life-line” of the Meals On Wheels program. Community volunteers deliver approximately 105,000 meals per year. Over the past 32 years, Meals On Wheels has served hundreds of thousands of meals to people in need.

Volunteers provide the human touch that means so much to the homebound person. Presently, more than 300 active volunteers serve an average of 550 meals per day on 38 routes throughout Buncombe County. Many Asheville city routes are picked up at our office, while meals bound for outlying areas are picked up at one of 13 drop-off points county-wide.

Meal Delivery:

Monday through Friday, pick up and deliver meals between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Delivery takes from one to one and one half hours, one day a week.

Meal Delivery Substitutes:

Fill in for regular delivery volunteers when absent due to illness, vacation, etc.

Receptionist:

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 noon.
Answer and route phone calls.
Assist staff with clerical work.

Office Assistant:

Light Typing, answer phones, stuff envelopes, filing.

Kitchen Help:

Package meals and prepare coolers, other tasks as needed

Special Events:

Help is always appreciated on the day of our events. Help us set up and decorate, greet and register guests, and fill in for a variety of fun positions before, during and after each fundraiser.