Meals On Wheels Continues Delivery Service To Seniors In San Diego Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, John Carroll / General Assignment Reporter & Anchor

Published March 17, 2020 at 11:21 AM PDT

A meal from Meals on Wheels is ready for delivery in this photo from 2014.

Meals On Wheels Continuing Delivery Service To Seniors, Calls For Younger People To Volunteer

Thousands of seniors in San Diego County depend on food delivered by Meals on Wheels volunteers. Now, the organization is calling for more volunteers from younger populations at lower risk of coronavirus to help deliver those meals.

Meals on Wheels delivers food daily to more than 3,100 seniors throughout San Diego County and those deliveries won't stop amid the coronavirus pandemic.

While the nonprofit is continuing to deliver meals, the group is concerned about losing older volunteers and is calling on younger people to step up to deliver meals. Seniors are among the most vulnerable to coronavirus and health officials are urging them to self-isolate at home.

Amie Brown, director of development for Meals on Wheels, joined Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss how the organization is navigating serving the community amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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I'm a general assignment reporter and Saturday morning radio anchor for KPBS. I love coming up with story ideas that aren't being covered elsewhere, but I'm also ready to cover the breaking news of the day. In addition, I bring you the local news headlines on Saturday mornings during NPR's Weekend Edition.

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