Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants
Summary
Meals on Wheels Jersey delivers hot meals to about 100 people four days a week. Rising fuel costs make it harder for them to find new volunteer drivers since volunteers have to pay for their own fuel.Key Facts
- Meals on Wheels Jersey helps people who cannot cook by delivering meals.
- The group received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation to support its work.
- About 100 people receive meals each week, delivered four days a week.
- The organization is run completely by volunteers, with no paid staff.
- Fuel costs are making it difficult to recruit new volunteer drivers.
- Volunteers often drive long distances, sometimes twice across the island daily.
- Most volunteers are retired people, some with limited pensions.
- People who get the meals pay £5, which covers the cost of the food.
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