Looking for a Great Volunteer Activity?  

Meals on Wheels has close to 400 volunteers who staff four different sites in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, participate in fundraising activities, work in the Meals on Wheels kitchen and office, and/or deliver meals to the homebound to provide social interaction to meal recipients.  Come spend a few hours, one day a week with us and make a difference for those in need!

Read the inspirational story of one Meals on Wheels volunteer.

If you are looking for a great place to volunteer, the needs, opportunities, and benefits of volunteering with Albuquerque Meals on Wheels are some of the best in the area. 

Whether volunteering as an Individual or as a member of a Corporate Team it will be a most rewarding experience.  And, each year MOW hosts a variety of training opportunities, award ceremonies, and social activities for its volunteers.  This year we have scheduled an exciting Volunteer Recognition and Awards Ceremony, a Summer Barbecue, and a lovely Christmas party.  The atmosphere and food are the best in the area.

Individual Volunteers are the very Backbone of Albuquerque Meals on Wheels.  Giving of their valuable time and money is a selfless act that allows us to continue to meet the nutritional needs of the frail, elderly, and homebound citizens in our area. Below are the areas where you may find volunteers working Monday through Friday:

• Kitchen Volunteers are needed one or two mornings a week for 2-3 hours at the Northside Presbyterian site.  Duties include packing food items and packing cold sacks.  Hours are 8:00am - 10:00am or 9:00am - 11:00pm.
  

• Kitchen Office Volunteers are needed one or two mornings a week for about three hours at the Northside Presbyterian site.  Duties include matching up menus to meal sacks and lids and putting labels on meal sacks and lids.  Hours are 9:00am - 12:00pm.
  

• Administrative Office Volunteers are needed one or two mornings a week for about three hours at the Northside Presbyterian site.  Duties include general office help, answering phones, stuffing envelopes, etc.  Hours are 9:00am - 12:00pm.
  

• Drivers are needed one day a week or as a substitute when needed for about two hours.  Duties include delivering a hot nourishing meal to our clients.  Meals are picked up at 10:30am at one of our sites.
  

• Coordinators are needed one day a week or as a substitute when needed for about 3 to 4 hours in the middle of the day at one of our sites.  Duties include functioning as a liaison between kitchen, drivers, and Meals on Wheels main office.  Hours are 10- 1:00pm.

• Pet Program Volunteers please click here to learn more about our Pet Program and current volunteer opportunities.

For more information, call Pam Webb at 823-8061 or email at pam-volunteer@mow-nm.org

To Volunteer now, please click on the following link to download and print a copy of  the Volunteer Data Sheet:

Volunteer Data Sheet
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Corporate Volunteers - MOW VIP Driver Program

(Business/Organization Volunteer Driver Program)

We know that many businesses and organizations like to have community outreach programs to involve their employees. Here's how it works:

• Business/organizations agree to deliver meals one day per week.

• Business/organizations volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers pick up meals from the distribution site and deliver them to one of 33 routes. (The whole meal delivery process takes approximately 2 hours. The employee usually donates his/her lunch hour and the organization covers the balance of the time needed to deliver the meals.)

• Pam Webb, Director of Client & Volunteer Services will orient drivers as to the program and its requirements.

Current participants tell us that if anyone has to drop off the driver list, they put out an e-mail and always get a lot of responses for replacements. It seems the drivers (two will go together) really enjoy serving these frail, elderly and quite vulnerable individuals.

Please call Pam Webb (823-8061) or email her if you are interested in participating in this great program!