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Often the difference between an elderly or disabled person being able to stay comfortably in their own home or having to move is the ability to have their groceries delivered. In Somerset County, the Senior Shoppers of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen program is making that difference. To continue this valuable service to our elderly neighbors more volunteers are needed.

Volunteers for the Senior Shopper program deliver groceries to a senior in Somerset County. “I couldn’t do it without them,” Says Mrs. S. of the students of the New Road School who have shopped for her since early this year. “This is a wonderful program and it is also my pleasure to talk to the volunteers about their lives and share a little bit of myself.” Operated by Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen for the Somerset County Office on Aging, the Senior Shopper program currently serves 84 low and moderate income elderly or disabled people who otherwise could not remain in their homes and preserve their independence. Call 908-722-1881 to volunteer.

Left to Right, Senior Shopper Volunteers Rich Grieshaber, Ann Donnelly, Ann Radner Back Row: Case Manager Lisa Troulis, Senior Shopper Volunteers, Roger Nation, Jim Dornbach, Bruce Keele, and Victor Viscomi, Volunteer Coordinator Bob Hurte