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Midland Area Agency on Aging asks Hall County for $13,285 to support senior meal services
Summary
The Area Agency on Aging requested $13,285 from Hall County to help fund senior meal services; the agency said the funds supplement federal Older Americans Act dollars, state programs, and USDA support and provided client and meal statistics.
The Midland Area Agency on Aging requested $13,285 from Hall County to help fund senior meal services and related outreach.
At the meeting, an agency representative said the request supplements federal and state programs and USDA support used to provide meals and outreach to older residents in Hall County. The agency also summarized service and demographic data for clients who use its meal programs and the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC).
Why it matters: County funding can help sustain congregate and home-delivered meals and short-term ADRC outreach that connects older residents to benefits and services.
An agency representative told the board: "The program funding request for Hall County for Midland Area Agency on Aging is $13,285." The representative said those funds are used in combination with federal Older Americans Act funds, the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act, and support from the United States Department of Agriculture for senior meal services.
The representative provided service statistics, noting that a portion of meals served were for very old clients and that many clients live alone. The speaker said, verbatim, "23 of the meals are served as seniors who are over the age of 85," and added that "61% of those individuals are over actually over 75 years old." The agency also said its outreach arm, the Midland ADRC, provides short-term assistance for benefits and insurance questions and that the agency and partners served roughly 59,000 meals in the county in the referenced period. The representative said the agency's intake data show about 34% of local clients fall below an internal cost-of-living threshold and that 46% of clients live alone.
Board members did not record a formal vote on the request at the time of the report; staff and the agency were to follow up with any questions about program details and documentation.
