Meals-on-Wheels
Meals-on-Wheels is a part of the Social Services Centre; its main function being the delivery of meals to the elderly who are unable to cook for themselves. Currently the Meals on Wheels service deliver thirty meals per day, provide fifteen meals for elderly people which come into the centre and provide laundry services for fifteen families. Meals on Wheels provides a service where an elderly person is identified by a public Health nurse or Doctor or Social Worker as being in need of this service.
Castlebar Meals-on-Wheels needs volunteer drivers at present. This involves delivering three or four meals - once a week, once a month or more frequently depending on the volunteer's available time. Contact the Social Services Centre or Castlebar Rotary Club for further details (Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Flynn) or e-mail info@castlebar.ie leaving details.