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Know, in march they will be able to get a second restaurant, champs site going. So the bulk of the funding is for that with a little bit of one time only for startup costs for the new center. Are there any questions . Any questions . Commissioner katie loo. How many meals have they served here, do you know . More recently our data seems to be they are serving about 50 people a day on some days. Other days its higher. I think staff from self help for the elderly might be able to give us more accu...

Any questions . Commissioner katie loo. How many meals have they served here, do you know . More recently our data seems to be they are serving about 50 people a day on some days. Other days its higher. I think staff from self help for the elderly might be able to give us more accurate information. I was there actually this monday after the grand opening at west portal, the senior center, our colleagues went to lunch there and we saw during an hour 25 seniors already there having lunch. But the ...

Any questions . Commissioner katie loo. How many meals have they served here, do you know . More recently our data seems to be they are serving about 50 people a day on some days. Other days its higher. I think staff from self help for the elderly might be able to give us more accurate information. I was there actually this monday after the grand opening at west portal, the senior center, our colleagues went to lunch there and we saw during an hour 25 seniors already there having lunch. But the ...

Ann quinton with meals on wheels. We were able to hire a new rd and she actually speaks chinese as well shes bilingual, then we hired another rd that speaks french and a tiny bit of spanish so well see what happens with that. On staff we certainly have people that are speaking spanish and chinese and russian as well and our social work staff and drivers. So you do counseling, do you have materials in different languages that you give to the clients also . We do translate that into the languages ...

To funding that will come forward for the recommendations that that committee has looked at. Advocacy work is also underway to adjust the ssi levels to maintain qualifying seniors, qualifying participants, above the poverty level. This is an area thats been cut back in california over the last couple of years so this will be a budget ask moving forward. We also discussed assembly man david chus legislation regarding sro upgrades and that funding, according to his web site, is for 40 million in t...

Food shelves across Minnesota continue to adapt to record demand, that isnt showing any immediate signs of slowing down. This month, Hunger Solutions released formal data showing there were more than 7.5 million visits to food selves in 2023. Thats 1.8 million more visits than what was recorded in 2022, also a record year. ...

Its Hunger Action Day at the Washington State Capitol. Advocates are in Olympia to meet with lawmakers and call for policies that curb hunger. Director of the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition, Claire Lane, said families in the state are struggling with high food, transportation and housing costs. ...

Arkansas wants to tackle childhood hunger this summer, by opting into a summer food program for kids. One in five children in the Natural State faces hunger, according to the nonprofit Feeding America. The U.S. ...

This meal program is another key component to the city’s successful Senior Services’ activities and programs. Meals will be approved by a registered dietician

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the City Council approved the agreement for implementation of the Congregate Meals Program