This project initially investigated the feasibility of implementing meal delivery for elderly lunch club members at Commonside Community Development Trust. Interviews with these members and staff, and discussions with five other lunch clubs in Merton suggested that an ongoing delivery service would not be feasible due to lack of interest and implementation costs of addressing what would likely be low demand. We pivoted to a new goal: identifying ways to increase lunch club membership as attendance had decreased following reopening after COVID-19 lockdowns. Additional interviews helped us identify needed changes to advertising and outreach and to recommend more engaging and welcoming activities to attract new members.

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Creator

• Leach, Patrick
• Diec, Binh
• Saunders, Tiffany
• Parenteau, John

Subject

• Community
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 64111
• E-project-042722-062848

Advisor

• Higgins, Lorraine D.
• Golding, Dominic

Year

• 2022

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Commonside Community Development Trust

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-04-27

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright