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Jewish community brings hot meals to hundreds of homebound seniors around Northeast Florida on Christmas
Read full article: Jewish community brings hot meals to hundreds of homebound seniors around Northeast Florida on ChristmasMembers of Jacksonville’s Jewish community came together on Christmas morning for an annual tradition of delivering meals to homebound seniors in a program they call “Mitzvah Meals and More.”
‘It’s all about service’: Volunteers prep, pack, deliver 1,100 Thanksgiving meals to local seniors in need
Read full article: ‘It’s all about service’: Volunteers prep, pack, deliver 1,100 Thanksgiving meals to local seniors in needVolunteers with Ascension St. Vincent's prepared 1,100 hot meals to be delivered to local seniors who might not otherwise have a Thanksgiving dinner.
Jewish community serves hundreds of homebound seniors around Northeast Florida a hot meal on Christmas
Read full article: Jewish community serves hundreds of homebound seniors around Northeast Florida a hot meal on ChristmasMembers of Jacksonville’s Jewish community fanned out around Jacksonville to deliver Christmas meals to seniors served by the Meals on Wheels program, operated by Aging True.
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Florida set aside 1,500 vaccines for homebound seniors. Many more are needed
Read full article: Florida set aside 1,500 vaccines for homebound seniors. Many more are neededRon DeSantis says 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be set aside and given to homebound seniors across the state. Even though they’re homebound, it’s just as important for some of them to get it. It’s the case for many homebound seniors, and Gov. Lori McMullin with Aging True Community Senior Services says it’s hard to determine how many seniors are homebound and would need this service. Levin said access to vaccines is needed for the entire community but says, homebound seniors are a different challenge.