VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Meals on Wheels Metro Boise relies on hundreds of volunteers to deliver and serve hot, nutritious meals throughout Ada County and beyond. Volunteer opportunities include delivering meals at lunch time and assisting with food preparation and packaging. We can work with your schedule, so if you have a free lunch hour once or twice a week (or even once a month), we would love to hear from you.
Contact us today or complete the volunteer application below!
SITE DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANT NEEDED
We are seeking a volunteer site distribution assistant who will be located at either the Boise Senior Center or Meridian Senior Center. The position would assist during the meal pickup time from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Main job duties include confirming that all routes are picked up properly, assisting volunteers during pickup time, and finding substitutes if needed.
If this volunteer role sounds like a good fit for you and how you would like to partner with us, please contact us right away! The full job description is available below.
BALSAM BRANDS VOLUNTEER DAY 2026
A huge thanks to Balsam Brands for partnering with Meals on Wheels Metro Boise! On September 2, 2026 as part of the company’s “Volunteer Day,” 40 Balsam Brands employees assisted with food service and preparation, delivered meals, and sorted out flyers and surveys. They spent time at senior centers in Boise, Meridian, and Star, as well as at the main Meals on Wheels Metro Boise office. Thank you for all of your support, Balsam Brands!
KTVB 7’S HERO
Riley Wiedmeier shares how volunteering with Meals on Wheels transformed his life. He's hoping others will join in fighting senior loneliness.
Riley Wiedmeier, Meals on wheels metro boise volunteer
“Every Friday, I spend the lunch hour delivering meals, and it's easily the highlight of my week. The stories, smiles, and interactions are truly unforgettable. I could probably write a book.
It’s humbling to work in a career where I’m surrounded by people who have so much, and then spend time delivering meals to those who have so little. On both ends of the spectrum, I see joy, pain, loneliness, gratitude, frustration. It’s a reminder that wealth and possessions don’t shield us from being human.
Meals on Wheels Metro Boise is always looking for more volunteers, and this is an easy 1.5 hours-per-week or more opportunity to have a real and immediate impact on the community around you.”
–Riley Wiedmeier, Meals on Wheels Metro Boise volunteer
"Serving lunch reminded me how important simple acts of kindness can be. I enjoyed the one gentleman sharing stories about his family and his past. It reminded me how much history they carry." –Tonya Thomas
"The room was full of conversation and there was a sense of community in the air. I would definitely do it again. I've been looking for a way to give back to a great program! While caring for my father he received Meals on Wheels – a delicious variety of hot meals delivered to our door (one for each day of the week) – and the sense of connection and relief it brought to our household could not be measured." –Michael Thomas
"I smile thinking about how the seniors clearly enjoyed being there. They were all so engaged, friendly, thankful. I enjoyed interacting with them as well as the staff (who also appeared happy to be there, serving the public)." –Melanie Jacobsen
yardi employees volunteer for meals on wheels metro boise
MEET OUR NEWEST VOLUNTEERS
We are so appreciative of the hundreds of volunteers who make our program run smoothly every single day. Thank you for serving independence to seniors in our community! Here are Meals on Wheels Metro Boise’s newest volunteers:
Jennifer Dickey
Jerry & Roberta Jacobs
Gene & Beverly Shaw
Ancuta Ungureanu-Dawdy
Kerry & Janalyn Page
Kelly Parsons
William Boyer II
Tamera Wheeler
David Norman
THANK YOU!!!
