Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants
Meals on Wheels Jersey is facing difficulties in recruiting new volunteer drivers due to rising fuel costs. The organization, which relies entirely on unpaid volunteers to deliver meals to approximately 100 people four days a week, has received a £38,000 grant from the Jersey Community Foundation. Despite the financial support, the high cost of petrol is discouraging potential applicants, particularly retired individuals who may have limited incomes.
- ▪Meals on Wheels Jersey received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation to fund meal deliveries for 2026 and 2027.
- ▪The service delivers hot meals to about 100 people four days a week using a workforce of over 200 unpaid volunteers.
- ▪Rising fuel prices are causing potential volunteers to withdraw from the application process because they must cover their own driving expenses.
- ▪Most current volunteers are retired individuals, some of whom are on basic pensions, yet they continue to drive the length of the island twice daily.
- ▪The organization is seeking to renegotiate its service level agreement with the government to ensure the continuity of the meal delivery service.
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Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicantsImage source, Meals on Wheels JerseyImage caption, The service delivers meals to about 100 people, four days a weekByChloe ParkmanChannel IslandsPublished1 minute agoA delivery service offering meals to people in need has spoken about the challenges of recruiting new volunteers due to rising fuel costs. Maureen Bougeard said Meals on Wheels Jersey had received £38,000 from the Jersey Community Foundation to fund work supplying hot meals to islanders who are unable to prepare meals themselves. She said the service packed and delivered meals to about 100 people, four days a week - but added fuel costs were having an impact."Very often volunteers say, you know, 'the petrol's getting expensive'," she said.
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