The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Meals on Wheels serves more than 4,800 homebound seniors in Dallas County. Please help us continue combating senior hunger and isolation by picking up a meal delivery route in March or signing up to deliver a route on Wednesday, March 27th in one of our high-need areas.

STEP ONE:

Pick a neighbor or friend who hasn’t previously delivered a VNA Meals on Wheels route.

STEP TWO:

Invite them to go with you on a VNA Meals on Wheels route during March.

– OR –

Invite them to attend the VNA Meals on Wheels #SaveLunch Day of Caring delivery event on Wednesday, March 27th at the VNA Meals on Wheels Haggerty Kitchen at 10 am.

STEP THREE: 

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 20th with Yakia McKinnie at Yakia.mckinnie@vnatexas.org or use this link to sign up to attend the #SaveLunch Day of Caring Event on Wednesday, March 27th

Mae started volunteering with the VNA Meals on Wheels program 15 years ago on July 14, 2009, with her then employer, HHS – Administration for Children and Families. Her interest in the VNA Meals on Wheels volunteering opportunity was inspired by her godmother, a former client of VNA, and her sister, a former volunteer. Mae felt VNA Meals on Wheels program would be a great volunteer opportunity and a wonderful way to give back to the community HHS-ACF already served. HHS-ACF even had a team delivering meals on Mondays. After retiring, Mae decided to continue giving back to the community by delivering meals in South Dallas. Today, she delivers two regular South Dallas routes every Friday and is quick to call the VNA volunteer team if she ever has time to pick up extra routes.

From our hearts to yours, Mae, THANK YOU for continuing to live the VNA mission and assisting us in helping seniors age with dignity and independence at home. You are appreciated!

We continue to work to provide additional resources for our VNA Meals on Wheels clients. Currently, we are out of stock on the following high-need items.  Please consider donating one of these items today to fulfill these outstanding requests from our clients:

Dry & Wet Cat food

Wet Dog food

Visit our Amazon wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3GBNVME3ZHD2U?ref_=abls_nvfly_swo

During the month of February, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Toyota Financial Services Risk team back for another meal delivery Day of Caring. Whether through philanthropic donations or volunteerism efforts, the Toyota Financial Services Risk team always out does themselves! By volunteering with us, the Toyota Financial Services Risk team was able to make a positive impact on the Dallas County community delivering 255 meals to our clients equaling a cost savings of $318.75. That’s enough to feed two seniors for an entire month!

Thank you to the Toyota Financial Services Risk for partnering with us. We look forward to hosting your team again in the future!

If you and your group are interested in partnering with VNA Meals on Wheels, please contact our Community Engagement Coordinator, Yakia McKinnie at yakia.mckinnie@vnatexas.org or 214-689-2464.

We are always happy to hear from you and are here to help make your volunteer experience better! Thank you so much for choosing VNA Meals on Wheels!

Tracie Demery, Volunteer Engagement Supervisor

demeryt@vnatexas.org, (214) 689-2653

Karri Hopper, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

hopperk@vnatexas.org, (214) 689-2209

Yakia McKinnie, Community Engagement Coordinator
yakia.mckinnie@vnatexas.org, (214) 689-2464

April Burns, System Support Analyst

burnsa@vnatexas.org, (214) 689-3220    

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Established in 1934, the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps people age with dignity and independence at home. VNA offers Meals on Wheels in Dallas County, and VNA adult and pediatric Hospice Care, and Supportive Palliative Care in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wise Counties.

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