Howard County

10451 Twin Rivers Road
Suite 400
Columbia, Maryland 21044
410.730.9476
1.877.730.9476 toll-free
443.573.0971 fax
howard@mowcm.org

Hannah Hedrick-Cox, Program Services Supervisor
Grace Park, Intake Worker/Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Kaufman, Intake Worker/Administrative Assistant
Rose Marie Lopez, Client and Community Outreach Liaison; Special Representative to the Latino Community

 

Service Area

The Howard County Meals on Wheels Program serves people who are homebound in Howard County; the Leisure World Community in Silver Spring and the Olney area of Montgomery County. **We no longer accept clients in Laurel, Prince George's County.  Please contact the Prince George's Senior Nutrition office for service at 301-265-8475.

 

Meal Production & Distribution for July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011:

Meals delivered

  • Howard County - 42,521
  • Montgomery County - 14,970

 

 Area & Gender Distribution

  • Howard County - Male (73); Female (138)  Total = 211
  • Montgomery County - Male (18); Female (47)  Total = 65

Volunteers of the Year 2011:

Howard: James Noonan

Montgomery: James Brown Jr.

Volunteer Opportunities

Meals on Wheels is in need of dedicated volunteers to help us fulfill our charitable mission.  Flexible volunteer time is available -  volunteer weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or on an as-needed basis.  Meals are delivered Monday - Friday, including holidays that fall during the week,  between 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.

Drivers:   Drive a set route accompanied by a volunteer visitor. Drivers are urgently needed in both locations.

  • Volunteer drivers in Howard County pick up pre-packed meals at Bain Senior Center in Columbia.
  • Montgomery County volunteer drivers pick up their meals at the Inter-faith Chapel in Leisure World.

Visitors:  Visitors, who accompany the drivers, deliver the meals and spend a few minutes in a friendly visit with the clients.

Personal Grocery Shopper: This is the perfect volunteer opportunity for those who work full-time.  Volunteers can pick up a client's grocery list and shop at a time mutually convenient for both. 

Route Chairperson:   Another great opportunity for someone who works full-time or unable to drive.  Coordinate our driver and substitute driver schedules based on current driver roster.  You would be responsible for a single route.  It takes about 2-3 hours of your time per month.


Click here to view a list of current volunteer opportunities and to apply

Funds for purchase of a "Hot Shot" vehicle (below) were donated by the Montgomery County Council and The Carl M. Freeman Foundation.  The vehicle keeps food at the proper temperatures from preparation to delivery to clients.

 

 

Howard & Montgomery County News

Local Girl Scout Donates Placemats to Clients

 

Kelly Myslinski, an eighth grader at Patapsco Middle, and a member of Girl Scout Troop 4719, completed her Silver Award by designing and producing 1,000 placemats for the Meals on Wheels clients in Howard County.

 

To earn the Silver Award, Kelly coordinated a project from start to finish while managing a team to complete the project.  Kelly created five different placemat designs and was also able to get printing donated by Key Press in Ellicott City as well as the lamination by AmeriLam Laminating in Baltimore for a total of 1,000 placemats.

 

Each placemat has a health focus: Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Alzheimer’s Disease Month, American Heart Month, Diabetes Awareness Month & Thyroid Awareness Month.  Facts are featured on the specific health issue and the other side includes an interactive game/task:  word find, crossword puzzle and more.

 

Karen Saul, Howard County Program Administrator, happily received the placemats from Kelly on Tuesday, May 31 at the Bain Center.

 

What a wonderful donation and an incredible young lady.  The Board, Staff, Volunteers and Clients of Meals on Wheels say "thank you!"