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Kitchen Assistants and Volunteer Drivers for Meals on Wheels - Ashland County

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ORGANIZATION: Ashland County Aging Unit Inc.

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  • Kitchen Assistants:
  • Help the Kitchen Lead or Site Manager with packing up meals for delivery and serving the in-house dining
  • Helping to prep the kitchen in the morning, clean dishes, and sanitize the kitchen in the afternoon.
  • Volunteer Drivers are an important part of our program. They are sometimes the only people our participants see in a day and you bring sometimes the only meal they eat in a day.
  • A Volunteer Driver's delivery shift is approximately an hour.
  • Doing these things with the utmost care and cleanliness according to ServeSafe guidelines and rules of the State
  • Be a positive and respectful person to our Seniors
  • Help to encourage positive interactions between our Seniors. Social isolation is a larger threat to one's health than heart attacks and diabetes, currently.
  • Be teachable and ask questions
  • Opportunities available in Butternut, Glidden, Mellen, Sanborn, and Ashland

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About Ashland County Aging Unit Inc.

Location:

400 CHAPPLE AVENUE, SUITE 100, Ashland, WI 54806, US

Mission Statement

It is our mission to help seniors to remain healthy while living independently in their own homes.

Description

Ashland Aging is a non-profit organization that assists seniors aged 60 and over

Helping Seniors & their Families put the Pieces together in Ashland County, WI


There is an emphasis on meeting the needs of the socially and/or economically disadvantaged

Services available include information and referral to appropriate agencies, advocacy, congregate and home-delivered meals, specialized transportation, benefit specialist services, counseling, senior home repair, and caregiver information and support

Our programs mainly help people 60 and older and all people with disabilities, our assistance is available to anyone, especially those in search of help for those age 60 and older

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
People with Disabilities
Seniors
Hunger, People with Disabilities, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Ashland, WI 54806

(46.586334,-90.888336)
 

SKILLS

  • Critical Thinking
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Organization
  • People Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Relationship Building

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Time commitment is generally between 9 am and 1 pm for Kitchen help. 11 am - 12 for Drivers. Sites are M, W, Th. Even if you can only offer to help one day a week or month, it helps our participants get a good hot meal.

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