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Wayne County panel approves contract extensions to continue halal meals amid federal funding cuts
Summary
The Wayne County Committee on Seniors and Veterans Affairs approved two related contract amendments June 11 to continue halal, congregate and home-delivered meals in Dearborn and parts of western Wayne County after a net $114,031 reduction in federal/state nutrition incentive funding.
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. — The Wayne County Committee on Seniors and Veterans Affairs on June 11 approved two related contract amendments to keep culturally appropriate halal meals available to eligible older residents in Dearborn and several western Wayne County communities despite a net reduction in federal nutrition-incentive funding.
The committee approved Amendment 2 to a three-year contract (with two one-year renewal options) with Country Chicken to continue preparing and delivering halal meals to eligible senior citizens in the Dearborn area, and Amendment 4 to a three-year agreement with the Senior Alliance to continue congregate and home-delivered meals, including…
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