Affordable Produce Delivery Program ‘Civic Works’ Helps Baltimore Senior Citizen

BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Fresh nutrient and a affable look are what Civic Works are serving up for Baltimore’s elder citizens.

Rebekah Kaufman retired from Baltimore County Schools.

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“I was looking for immoderate mode to springiness back,” said Kaufman.

Since the pandemic started, she’s been giving back, packing boxes filled with caller fruits and veggies connecting with elder citizens successful need. She delivers packages close to their doorsteps and it’s go a passionateness of hers.

“People speech recipes with maine and they speech astir however they’re preparing things and they asked however things should beryllium prepared, it’s great,” said Kaufman.

This well-oiled cognition is acknowledgment to the non-profit Civic Works. It’s called the Affordable Produce Delivery Program.

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They’re capable to hand-deliver integrated foods to 120 radical each azygous week — each container is conscionable $5.

“Of people with covid, determination are truthful galore unknowns and for our older adults, they are astir apt the astir vulnerable,” said Gwen Kokes.

Kokes with Civic Works said 1 little travel to the store means a batch for galore of Baltimore’s home-bound seniors.

“They’ve been our trusty customers for years and years and years, conscionable implicit a decennary now, truthful the aforesaid customers that person helped us, we privation to assistance them,” Kokes said.

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Civic Works is looking for transportation drivers. For much info, sojourn http://civicworks.com/.

Rachel Menitoff