Based on the success of our first week of Mutual Meals, we started this week excited for how we could expand and deliver more meals to community members. Thanks to dedicated volunteer drivers, community donors and partner restaurants we were able to expand from 88 people served last week to 193 people served this week!

Here was our delivery schedule for this week:

  • Monday: Dinner delivery to seniors in 80214
  • Tuesday: Dinner delivery to healthcare and grocery employees in 80214
  • Wednesday and Thursday: Dinner delivery to families in 80214

Thanks to the dedicated work of the Jeffco Public Schools Family Engagement Liaisons, we received referrals for families in need of meals for Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, we were able to deliver to healthcare professionals who are risking their lives on the front lines providing medical support to COVID-19 patients. And on Monday we continued delivering to seniors in our community who are at high risk for COVID-19 and love having a hot meal delivered safely to their home.

This week were also able to expand to another restaurant, Edgewater Inn Pizza, which is right across the street from our other meal partner, Providence at 5280. Both Providence and Edgewater Inn are located on Edgewater’s “Main Street,” 25th Avenue, and helping them keep cash flow during this pandemic is key to Edgewater’s economic rebound after this current crisis ends.

Once again we are so thankful to our volunteer drivers for helping us deliver these meals throughout the 80214 zip code. Thank you to Julie, Amy, John, Erin, Greg, Joan, Mark, James, Scott and Renee for giving up your dinner time to serve others!

Expansion Help 

Our new goal is to keep growing as we add more community members to our delivery list and expand to deliver to over 200 people each week. We are writing grants to local and state foundations, but we would love for our local community to play a role in helping to fund the expansion of Mutual Meals. With school closed for in-person learning through the end of the school year, delivering to families and other community members is even more important. We are looking to keep Mutual Meals going through May and into the summer. We are also working with other county partners to be able to deliver local produce as it becomes available and include grocery gift cards.

We are so thankful for the community support we have received already! #EdgewaterTogether

Click here to donate to Mutual Meals so we can deliver to more community members in 80214.