Anyone who is 60 years or older and facing challenges getting groceries due to financial, physical, or other hardships (e.g. logistical) may enroll. While there are limits to the number of individuals who can be registered at any one time, IVCG is proud to serve nearly 200 seniors with periodic free groceries.
Food Force
Program Logistics
Registration to become a senior beneficiary of the IVCG-Food Force program follows the same process as those registering for the IVCG-Rides or RIDES+ programs.
After registration is complete, enrolled seniors will be added to one of four "groups" based on their residential location. Volunteers call those who are coming "up" for groceries on the next Saturday. Calls are made on Wednesday and Thursday. If the volunteer callers are unable to reach you (the registered senior), the delivery will be skipped for that cycle and you'll wait until the next schedule rotation. The period between receiving free groceries is typically 4-5 weeks. While IVCG recognizes this does not satisfy the grocery needs of our neighbors, it can be a vital support option and one that reduces the monthly strain from trying to purchase groceries.
Volunteer drivers made the deliveries on Saturday of each week. Those volunteers visit approximately 10 seniors during the delivery day and will sign up for various Saturday "shifts" based on their availability.
Locate the online Client Intake Questions here.