LOUISVILLE, Ky. — They helped deliver 800 food boxes in one day.
What You Need To Know
- Meals on Wheels delivers to hundreds of families in Jefferson County
- First responders help load and deliver emergency food boxes
- More volunteers are always welcome to drive routes
- Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency funds the program
Louisville police and firefighters were volunteering Wednesday, Feb. 21 helping older Jefferson County residents with mobility challenges as part of the city’s “Meals on Wheels” program.
Capt. Sam Pierce and other members of Truck 3 helped prepare and load the food to vehicles of volunteer drivers.
"Normally, if we’re interacting with the public, it’s a high-stress situation," Pierce said.
Volunteer driver Carol Rowan, who made home deliveries for her second time, said she was grateful for the opportunity to help others in need.
"They asked for volunteers, and I said, 'Yes,'" Rowan said.
Todd Adams is a supervisor for the Senior Nutrition Program and coordinated this deployment, which differs from the usual weekly "Meals on Wheels" deliveries.
“These are what we call 'emergency meal boxes,'" Adams said. "They are delivered to people so they will have something in case we can’t do the regular weekly delivery.”
Adams has been doing this for 15 years and said he's grateful for the helping hand he’s getting from first responders.
"It's very fulfilling ... helping people stay in their home longer [is] what our program does," he said.
Louisville Metro’s Meals on Wheels program is funded through a grant from the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency.