About Us

Mission:
The mission of Alamance County Meals On Wheels, Inc. (ACMOW) is to provide in-home services in Alamance County to improve the quality of life for seniors and their families. The agency provides two services, home-delivered meals and a grocery delivery program. The programs provided by ACMOW are designed to improve and enhance quality of life; nourish the body, mind, and spirit; and promote independent living.

History:
Alamance County Meals on Wheels was formed on May 20, 1973 as Alamance County Council on Elderly, Inc. Over the years, the agency has offered hot home-delivered meals, frozen home-delivered meals, bad weather emergency meals, weekend meals, homemaker services, and a grocery assistance program. The agency began serving clients in February of 1974 and became a United Way agency in 1975. The First Presbyterian Church of Burlington has graciously housed the offices of ACMOW since its inception. The agency began delivering only one route, serving a few people, and now serves about 400 people each day on 25 different hot and frozen meal routes. ACMOW currently provides Groceries on Wheels, a program that matches volunteers with clients who need someone to grocery shop for them.

Staffing:
Executive Director: Employed 40 hours a week. The Executive Director’s job duties include: management of all finances and payroll, fundraising, writing and administering grants, preparing budgets, advocating for seniors and the program on the federal, state and local level, supervising staff, and preparing reports for funding sources as needed.

Delivery Coordinator/MIS Specialist/Bookkeeper: Employed 35 hours a week. The Delivery Coordinator’s job duties include: preparing and placing the daily meal order, preparing daily bank deposits, maintaining databases, and maintaining the Management Information System (MIS).

Lead Meals on Wheels Assessor: Employed 30 hours a week. The Lead Meals on Wheels Assessor’s job duties include: determining eligibility of potential clients, interviewing current clients at least every six months, maintaining all client records, determining delivery routes, maintaining and evaluating the waiting list, and checking on client welfare if not home during meal delivery.

Groceries on Wheels Coordinator/Assistant to the Executive Director: Employed 32 hours a week. The job duties include: performing client interviews, managing the Groceries on Wheels clients and volunteers, and performing other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

Volunteer Coordinator: Employed 22.5 hours a week. The job duties include: securing new volunteers, reminding volunteers of their delivery schedule, preparing and distributing all items for volunteers to deliver to the clients, maintaining volunteer databases.

Frozen Meal Drivers: Employed 20 hours a week, delivering meals primarily in the far reaches of our service area.

Board of Directors: Meals on Wheels is run by a very involved board of 15-25 community leaders who are committed to the work of the agency.