Mustard Seed launches ‘Dinner2door’ program for those in need

The Mustard Seed is launching a program to deliver healthy, nutritious meals for those facing poverty during the COVID -19 pandemic.

The Dinner2door program delivers hot meals for Edmontonians in need using contactless delivery. The service provides food for those who are unable to access regular food programming due to isolation or social distancing, a spokeswoman for the non-profit said in a news release Friday.

“We are currently delivering 1,500 meals per week throughout Edmonton,” said Megan Schuring, director of community development at The Mustard Seed in the release. “And the need is still great.”

Volunteers prepare, freeze and package the meals, which are delivered to the doors of registered individuals and families across the city, five times a week. In compliance with COVID-19 protocols, volunteers maintain safe physical distancing at all times and the delivery is contactless.

“We realized we would have to find different ways of providing the basic necessity of food to people in need, while also helping to keep them safe and adhering to social distancing,” Schuring said.

The goal of the program provides food to those in need, as well as to continue to provide a sense of community and hope.

“Each meal comes with an uplifting note for the recipient. They need to know that we not only care about their basic need for food, but also their need for community,” Schuring said.

“This is so much more than a meal.”