BERKS COUNTY, Pa. — For some seniors, it’s the knock on the door they count on every day.
“Every day, we deliver Meals on Wheels to about 650 seniors in Berks County,” said Katie Catchmark, deputy director of the Berks Area Agency on Aging.
Catchmark helps oversee the program for the Berks Area Agency on Aging. Starting July 1, she says those deliveries will look a little different.
“Starting July 1st, we are transitioning from delivering a ready-to-eat meal five days a week to delivering flash frozen meals two days a week to seniors,” Catchmark said.
The goal, she says, is to give seniors more flexibility.
“We’re also able to have meals that are flash frozen at the peak freshness, so we think we’re going to provide a really good quality meal,” she said.
All of the meals will be prepared at Helping Harvest’s Community Kitchen in Reading.
“Helping Harvest has a really wonderful kitchen and two wonderful chefs who are working very hard on preparing great menus,” Catchmark said.
The change also comes as programs like this continue to face challenges finding volunteers.
“With this change, we’ll be delivering fewer days a week, but we can utilize volunteers to help still reach out to seniors and provide daily wellness calls,” she said.
Officials say if you’d like to make a difference, now is a great time to get involved.