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ADRC outlines senior nutrition program, funding streams and meal volumes
Summary
The county’s Aging and Disability Resource Center described meal counts, funding sources including Older Americans Act Title III allocations, participation increases and the role of home-delivered meals as a daily safety check.
Jess, the nutrition coordinator at the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), gave an overview of the senior nutrition program, the sites it serves and how it is funded.
The ADRC reported 3,688 meals served in December (2,610 home-delivered and 1,078 congregate), and 44,619 total meals for all of 2024 (30,191 home-delivered, 14,428 congregate). Jess said congregate participation in Viroqua has roughly doubled since changing caterers and that congregate sites provide both nutrition and socialization.
Funding comes from federal and state grants and local contributions. Brenda, who handles grants, told the meeting the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) award was $3,272 for 2024 and that a preliminary award for the coming year is $16,613. The county also received Title III-C1 funds of $121,408 in 2024 (congregate meal services and nutrition education) and Title III-C2 funds of $46,488 (home-delivered meals and carry-out). State general purpose revenue and local donations supplement those amounts.
Program income from voluntary participant contributions was $48,637 for congregate sites and $79,179 for home-delivered meals in 2024. The suggested contribution rate for home-delivered meals was $5 in 2024 and is set in a $5–$7 range for 2025.
Jess described operational details: five meal sites across the county (Parkview Manor, United Methodist Church in Westby, Kickapoo Haven in La Farge, The Bright Spot in DeSoto, and Valley View Apartments in Readstown) and paid drivers who use heated bags to maintain safe food temperatures. She emphasized that home-delivered meals perform a daily welfare check: staff sometimes discover emergencies when participants do not answer doors.
The presentation noted staffing and volunteer challenges (drivers and site managers), supply costs, and testing/temperature requirements. The ADRC also described activities provided at congregate sites such as history presentations and word-search events to promote social engagement.
No formal county action was recorded on the nutrition presentation during the meeting; it was delivered as an informational item.
