We established our Meals on Wheels service in 2012, and we are now in our 13th year of providing this essential service to over 100 elderly and vulnerable residents in the local area. The closure of the council-run meals on wheels service left a real gap, and we wanted to respond to local demand. Our team of dedicated volunteers now deliver over 100 homemade meals every day. but we need more volunteers as more meals are requested.
We know that our Meals on Wheels service is More Than Just the Meal. This is because we help to tackle isolation and loneliness, which are extremely common for older people. Our volunteers provide much needed social contact. They are also trained to spot potential safety hazards and check on our clients’ well-being, and any concerns can then be mentioned to family members or the relevant health professionals.
The Food Angels volunteers are vital to this extremely important service, as they are the ones delivering nutritious, fresh, and delicious hot or cold meals to vulnerable or socially isolated elderly clients in the community around Harrogate and Knaresborough.
Often our elderly clients spend their days alone, and our Food Angels are a source of light and happiness when arriving on their doorsteps!
We are looking for volunteers to support us with deliveries, even if it's only one day a week, or even a month! If you have some free time to give, we would love to have you on board as a Food Angel!
Food Angels collect meals from The Cuttings ( opposite Starbeck railway station and easily accessible) where our kitchen facilities are. They then deliver meals with the use of their own cars to our wonderful clients, carry out short wellbeing checks, and update the Hospitality Coordinator on any client queries or concerns.
We ask that volunteers arrive to collect their food deliveries at 11.30am, and they usually return to The Cuttings site by 1pm.
Come and join our wonderful team of Angels, if you can spare even just one lunch time per week or every other week! We'd love to have you join the team, and make a difference to so many lives while doing so.
Full UK driving license
Use of own vehicle
Basic DBS will be provided by the organisation
A caring and bubbly personality to brighten the days of all our clients.
Deliveries take around 1.5 hours depending on traffic.
There will be a DBS check which will be carried out at the office at The Cuttings.
DBS paid for by the organisation.
Mileage is paid to you monthly at 45p per mile!
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HNHA is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable status, providing affordable quality care services for elderly people across the Harrogate District and the neighbouring boroughs.
Services are tailored to individual needs; from simply delivering a freshly prepared hot meal every day, right through to providing round-the-clock care in residential homes: The Cuttings & Heath Lodge.
Our restaurant, The Dining Car, is open from 12pm – 1.30pm for Lunch & 4.30pm – 6pm for Dinner. It is open to the public as well as tenants and staff. Our catering team provide nutritious, well-balanced lunches and dinners seven days a week.
