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South Coast agencies urge funding for home‑delivered meals, report long wait lists for seniors
Summary
Representatives of the South Coast Business Employment Corporation and local meal programs told the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services that southwest Oregon faces high senior populations and a wait list for home‑delivered meals, and they urged support for House Bill 3356.
Representative Boomer Wright (R‑District 9) introduced testimony to the committee on March 6 for House Bill 3356, which focuses on funding for senior nutrition and home‑delivered meal programs in southwest Oregon. He said the South Coast Business Employment Corporation (SCB), one of Oregon’s 16 area agencies on aging, oversees meal delivery and congregate meals for older adults in Coos and Curry counties.
Melissa Dovenspike, senior services director for South Coast Business, told the committee that the agency currently provides homebound meals to about…
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