Got a little extra time?  Want to help your neighbors?

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A) is in urgent need of volunteers to deliver meals to homebound seniors in the Dubuque area.  Nutrition is a vital component to remaining healthy and independent.  For many seniors it can be increasingly difficult to prepare a meal. NEI3A’s mission is to help empower older people to remain in their homes for as long as they desire.  In order to fulfill this mission NEI3A relies on hundreds of volunteers each year to assist with the delivery of meals.

Meals are delivered Monday through Friday in Dubuque out of Alverno Apartments located at 3525 Windsor Avenue. Volunteers use their own vehicles to deliver the meals and usually work in pairs if possible with one driving and the other taking the meals to the door.  Volunteers are reimbursed for mileage. Meals are available for volunteers to pick up at 10:30 a.m. Meal deliveries usually take approximately 2 hours. Volunteers are always needed no matter how much time they can commit, whether it is once a week or once a month!

If you, your church, or some other organizations are interested in volunteering to help deliver meals, please contact Stacie Speirs at 563-588-3970 ext. 3006.

NEI3A is a private, not-for-profit corporation serving older persons in Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Grundy, Hardin, Howard, Jackson, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama, Winneshiek Counties. NEI3A coordinates services for people ages 60 and older and their caregivers to maintain the independence they desire. Some of the services provided by NEI3A include the Lifelong Links-Aging & Disability Resource Center, home delivered meals, caregiver support and respite services, case management services, consumer protection, congregate meals, public information and education, and advocacy.

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