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# Meals on Wheels

<div class="phone-call">
<p class="phone-call-label">Call about home-delivered meals</p>
<a class="phone-call-number" href="tel:7195430100">(719) 543-0100</a>
<p class="phone-call-name">SRDA Meals on Wheels program</p>
<p class="phone-call-note">Ask whether you or the person you are calling for qualifies. For volunteering, ask for John Jakeman, (719) 553-3411.</p>
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## Who it serves

Daily meals go to people 60 and older who are homebound or isolated, plus some others under Area Agency on Aging criteria. If you are not sure whether you qualify, call and describe your situation.

## How it works

Volunteer drivers deliver the meals. SRDA is a Meals on Wheels America member as of 2026, and its site actively recruits new volunteer drivers. If you drive and have a free hour on a weekday, this is one of the most direct ways to help a neighbor.

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<p class="gap-note-tag">[ Unverified ]</p>
<p>Route counts, delivery windows, the size of the driver shortage, and whether volunteer drivers get mileage reimbursement, and at which rate.</p>
<p class="gap-note-q"><strong>The question we'd ask SRDA:</strong> <em>How many routes a day, over what hours and mileage? How short of drivers are you? Is mileage reimbursement offered, and at which rate?</em></p>
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## Source notes

- Program facts: srda.org, retrieved 2026-08-20/21. SRDA has not reviewed
  this page.
- Contacts on the public record: John Jakeman (719) 553-3411 for volunteer
  driving; program line (719) 543-0100.

## Interpretation cautions

- The mileage reimbursement question matters more than it looks: in 2026 the
  IRS business rate is $0.725/mile and the charitable rate is $0.14/mile, a
  5x difference in what a volunteer driver absorbs. The public record does
  not say what, if anything, SRDA reimburses. Do not state a rate.
- Eligibility beyond "60+, homebound or isolated" runs on Area Agency on
  Aging criteria that are not published in detail. Advise callers to call
  rather than self-disqualify.