St. Joseph Community Services, Inc.

Meals on Wheels

Our updated response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

SJCS continues to monitor the situation in our state and to follow state and federal guidelines. We have resumed our Monday- Friday delivery schedule with recommended safeguards in place to protect the health of our clients, staff, and volunteers. We will continue to provide frozen and shelf-stable meals which eliminate the side-by-side production and assembly process. As our state continues to re-open, we are also working on a safe plan to begin serving Community Dining meals again and will provide updates as these plans develop further. Our thanks to everyone for their patience and understanding as we continue to navigate these uncertain waters. Please Click Here for a previous press release regarding COVID-19 response.

OVER 39,000

VOLUNTEERED HOURS IN 2019

Our caring volunteers dedicate several hours every week to bringing food and comfort to older adults in their community. Together we’ve done a lot. But there’s always more to do.

VOLUNTEER

OVER 8,000

MEALS PROVIDED/ WEEK

We serve nutritious meals to thousands of older adults every day with a variety of options. Our meals meet one third of the daily nutrition requirements for older adults and provide 3 oz of protein, 2 servings of fruit/vegetables, whole grain baked product, dessert, and milk.

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ALL

OLDER ADULTS WELCOME

We proudly serve our healthy

meals to all homebound, older and disabled adults, regardless of immigration or refugee status, ethnicity/race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

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SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

In addition to our home delivery service, we operate dozens of dining centers throughout Hillsborough county. We invite all older adults to come and enjoy fresh, healthy lunches at any of our congregate dining sites Monday through Friday.

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“I had a hard time walking and had difficulty cooking my own meals. I am happy to see these caring people come to my door. The meals are very tasty and the people are friendly. This made my life more enjoyable.” Catherine, 82 years old

NEWS & EVENTS

Spirit of NH Winners!

We are so proud of our entire staff of SJCS volunteer drivers and site support volunteers who have just been selected by Volunteer NH as the Spirit of NH winners in the Group Category. This award recognizes those who go above and beyond the call to serve throughout the Granite State, shining a spotlight on the often unsung heroes among us. And there is no doubt that our volunteers, such as sisters Aline and Lorraine, pictured here, truly fit that description!

Book of Golden Deeds Award

And we are also thrilled that the volunteers at our Nashua site, SAC, were awarded with “The Book of Golden Deeds” which honors volunteers in our community. Suzanne Kopernick and Jocelyn Sharp Henning of the Nashua Breakfast Exchange Club presented the award to Jessica L’Homme Dieu, SAC Coordinator, on behalf of the volunteers.

Congratulations!

SJCS is pleased to announce Kristin Kostecki as its new Vice President.

Kristin comes to the agency from Curriculum Associates, where she worked with school districts to provide resources for educators, as well as meaningful assessments and instruction for students across the country. Prior to that role, she served in numerous leadership capacities over several years at Crotched Mountain, most recently as Director of Student and Adult Services.

Read the complete SJCS announcement here.

OUR GRATITUDE

Our deepest gratitude to the following donors who have recently signed on to help us through our COVID-19 response:

Globus Medical: $20,000

Thank you!

We are so grateful to Cathy Putnam and her amazing crew at Mi-Box. We began our partnership with them last year for our Holiday Gift program when they donated a large Mi-Box for storage of our thousands of gift items. During the first few months of COVID, Cathy again intuitively knew we might need extra storage and offered a unit again. Last week, they brought an even bigger unit to again house our Holiday Gift Program items as we prepare for this large-Scale giving program. This is a tremendous help to us and we are so thankful!

Heartfelt thanks to Curt Marcott from
Mrs. Budd's for another amazing donation of 600 chicken pot pies! Curt and his company have been long-time supporters of SJCS/Meals on Wheels, and this is the second time in the past few months that Curt and his team have donated his delicious pot pies to our Meals on Wheels folks, to rave reviews!!

A shout out to one of our other “favorite Curt’s,” Curt Simpson and his band
Stone Hill Station. The band did another benefit concert, at High Tide Take Out in Hillsborough, NH and collected funds for SJCS. Curt has also been a volunteer driver and he and his band have been extremely generous supporter of ours.

United Way of Greater Nashua has come through for us again! We asked and they answered our request for more disposable masks for our volunteers and staff. They have provided many needed supplies for us during COVID-19 and we are so grateful for their ongoing partnership and support. Thank you!