Fabiana DeGenova, Leela Newman, and Pete Fulford of Portland, Oregon joined Store To Door volunteers on March 2nd, 2016 to grocery shop for 93 homebound seniors and people with disabilities and provide them with the groceries, prescription medications, and household items they need.
Store to Door is a local nonprofit that supports independent living for Portland-area seniors and people with disabilities by providing a low-cost, volunteer-based order taking, grocery shopping, and delivery service. Each year, more than 10,000 volunteer hours help Store to Door fill and deliver over 7,000 orders to 500+ clients. Store to Door was founded in 1989 when a handful of people living in low-income senior housing, too frail to shop on their own, requested assistance from the community. Besides providing direct service, Store to Door volunteers interact personally with clients. The agency is in the unique position of having weekly phone contact and visits to the homes of people who often live isolated lives, providing them with much-needed service and support.
[By Leela Newman]
