Meals On Wheels For Kids Seeks Volunteer Drivers

CLEARWATER, FL — Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger, a tri-county leader in hunger relief, research and program development, is in need of volunteers to help deliver Meals On Wheels for Kids (MOW4Kids) in Pinellas County.

The program relies on 125 volunteers each week to help deliver frozen prepared meals, fresh produce and shelf stable food to children and families who have opted to attend school remotely.

Volunteer drivers are needed in Pinellas County to help deliver on Mondays and Wednesdays out of Daystar Life Center (St. Petersburg), Catherine Hickman Theater (Gulfport) and RCS Pinellas Food Bank (Clearwater). Routes take about 60 to 90 minutes to complete. Volunteers can also sign up to help pack boxes of shelf stable food on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Sign up to volunteer now by visiting the Meals on Wheels for Kids website.

The network is currently accepting donations here to help support the MOW4Kids program. A donation of $20 will provide a week of meals delivered to children in need. For additional information, call the network at 813-344-5837.

The Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger’s innovative Meals On Wheels for Kids program, the first program of its kind, launched in March 2020. MOW4Kids was developed in response to the coronavirus school closures to serve children 18 years or younger with meals delivered to their home by volunteers.

MOW4Kids is an alternative option for kids that are not able to access meal distribution sites throughout the county or have difficulty accessing open food pantries. The program currently serves St. Petersburg and Lealman in South Pinellas County, Wimauma in South Hillsborough County, Dade City in East Pasco County and Clearwater in Pinellas County.

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