This program just opened Monday, April 20, 2020 for seniors who are 60 years old and older who are at risk and need assistance in food shopping during the pandemic.
How It Works: Seniors are to call any of the numbers of Senior Services with their grocery list and request assistance. Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari states that it is the staff at municipal senior centers who will take grocery list requests via telephone and forward requests to the Jersey Cares portal. Jersey Cares will choose volunteers and give them the assignment.
No money is exchanged. No person comes close to anyone. The volunteers prepay for the groceries and are reimbursed through their direct deposit. The groceries are dropped off by the front door of the house.
Please contact the following Senior Services:
Ocean County Office of Senior Services
1027 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
732-929-2091
Toms River Senior Center and Outreach
732-341-1000 ext. 8460
Manchester Township Senior Services Outreach
1 Colonial Drive, Manchester Township, NJ 08759
732-849-8305
Long Beach Island Senior Center and Outreach
609-978-6220
How To Become a Volunteer (Jersey Cares needs volunteers):
Sign up with Jersey Cares on their website www.jerseycares.org.
Volunteers will be able to accept flexible assignments with Covid19 precautions in place. All volunteers prepay for the groceries and are reimbursed (with proof of delivery) through direct deposit. Volunteers must agree to background check (volunteers cover $15.80 cost).
Jersey Cares
290 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Suite 1320, Livingston, NJ 07039
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