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Senior lunch program to return to hot meals after county funding cut, Family Service Association says

2137089 · January 22, 2025
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Family Service Association told the Calimesa City Council that a 30% funding cut from Riverside County forced the senior grab-and-go meal program to revert to hot meals; the group said it will continue seeking supplemental funding and will meet with volunteers before beginning the new service in February.

Tom Donahue, program administrator for Family Service Association, told the City of Calimesa at the Jan. 21 meeting that the senior center’s grab-and-go meal program — introduced during the COVID-19 emergency — will return to a hot-meal format after Riverside County reduced the provider’s contract funding by 30%.

Donahue said the grab-and-go program served roughly 120 people…

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