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Greene County staff report steep drop in home-delivered meal recipients; committee discusses specialized-kitchen pilot and reassessments
Summary
County staff told the Greene County County Services committee that home-delivered meal recipients fell from the 400s to roughly 115 after recent eligibility reviews. Committee members and callers raised complaints about removals and requested one-on-one reassessments; staff outlined a proposed specialized kitchen pilot and reassessment process.
At a meeting of the Greene County County Services committee, staff reported that the county's home-delivered meals program has seen recipients fall from the mid-400s last year to about 115 following eligibility reviews and a mid-quarter reassessment process.
"We started back last year. We were in the 4 hundreds ... we are now, in the lower county for about a hundred and 15 people that are on home delivered bill," said Amanda, a meals-program staff member, describing the change in caseload. She told the committee volunteers and family members raised complaints after removals and that volunteers are wary of handling protected information during assessments.
The drop prompted complaints from a speaker who said families were surprised by removal notices and that some clients…
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