Volunteers Needed To Deliver Groceries To Seniors In North Jersey

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A service that allows senior citizens to hire helpers for odd jobs is seeking volunteers to help with urgent deliveries to homebound North Jersey residents amid the coronavirus crisis.

Umbrella, which expanded its footprint into Montclair last year, operates in Essex, Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and is aiming to move statewide. Normally, the company helps to connect older adults with help for tasks like leaf raking and snow shoveling. But as COVID-19 spreads throughout New Jersey, and state and local stay-at-home orders leave many people homebound, there’s a growing need for delivery of groceries and medicine.

“We have orders coming in every minute at this point… from dialysis patients, parents with special needs children and more,” an Umbrella spokesperson recently stated.

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Umbrella has begun arranging no-contact deliveries of essentials for adults over 60. Learn more about the effort, request a delivery, or find out how to volunteer here.

Seniors can also contact 844-402-2480 to place a grocery delivery or medication pickup request.

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