There are several programs available
to ensure every Kansas senior has their daily nutritional
needs met.
Home-delivered
meals are available in many Kansas communities to
individuals who have been determined to meet established
eligibility criteria. Meals are nutritious and tasty
and are delivered by volunteers. Frozen or "shelf-stable"
meals requiring minimal preparation may be available
in some areas. Some services deliver two meals daily,
but most deliver only one. Special diets may be
available to those who need them.
For more information call JAAA
(785) 235-1367 or the KS Department on Aging at
800-432-3535
Nutrition
or Meal Sites offer lunch programs for people 60
years and older and their spouses. Nutrition programs
can be found at some Senior
Centers, or they may be located in community
centers or churches. A donation is suggested for
meals, but is not a condition for receiving a meal.
Spouses regardless of age can also receive a meal
on a contribution basis.
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Through
the Kansas Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
low-income seniors in 10 counties are provided $30
of checks to exchange for eligible, locally-grown
foods at farmers' markets or roadside stands. Due
to limited funding, the program is only being implemented
in Atchison, Douglas, Johnson, Lyon, Reno, Riley,
Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties.
Some low-income seniors (i.e., homebound) in three
of these counties are provided three $10 bundles of
eligible, locally-grown foods by community supported
agriculture farms instead of the checks.
For more information contact JAAA or
call KS Department on Aging at 800-432-3535.
Eligibility is based on income. Deductions
from gross income are used to determine a household's
Net income.
For more information contact JAAA or
Kansas SRS. or visit their website at www.srs.kansas.org |
USDA Food Commodities are distributed
through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
This food is for home consumption for the needy under
130% of the Federal poverty level (the same as Food
Stamps). TEFAP has been increased with welfare reform
to serve as a safety net.
For income guidelines and more information contact
JAAA or SRS.
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