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Wakefield is the president and CEO of Meals on Wheels San Diego County, a nonprofit organization that delivers nutritious meals to older adults. Visit meals-on-wheels.org for more information. He lives in Kensington.
Far too many of San Diego’s diverse, vibrant older adults are declining mentally and physically because they are homebound and isolated. The situation was reaching crisis levels even before the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing stay-at-home orders. Research has shown isolation can be as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Since then, seniors have literally died with death certificates citing “social isolation.” Cut off from friends, family and community, they pay less attention to their physical well-being and withdraw from the world. They talk and move less, and their mental function rapidly decreases.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – For nearly half a million seniors in San Diego County, receiving meals at home can help ensure their health, safety, and well-being.
Meals on Wheels San Diego County is seeking volunteers with special attention to those who can deliver meals to clients in South Bay San Diego.
“Our volunteers are the lifeline of this organization and they have been phenomenal this last year during the pandemic,” says Brent Wakefield, president and CEO, Meals on Wheels San Diego County. “But with increased client needs we have not been successful in finding enough volunteers to help service South Bay. If you have been thinking about donating your time, please consider helping us reach this underserved region.”
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Every year, more home-bound seniors are becoming “food insecure,” which means they don’t know where their next meal is coming from or they don’t have enough money to cover groceries for the month.
To help fill that gap, Meals on Wheels San Diego County offers low-price meals for seniors that are packed and home-delivered by an army of volunteers that includes Allan Thomas of Carlsbad.
The retired 68-year-old welder spends two and sometimes three days a week delivering meals to nearly 40 clients, and frequently helps out by doing free handyman tasks around their homes.
Charlotte Fan, a North County district supervisor for Meals on Wheels, said she can always count on Thomas to pick up an extra shift when needed.
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