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Metro Community Services reports rising demand for Caldwell transportation, meals and weatherization
Summary
Metro Community Services told the Caldwell City Council on April 21 that demand for its free door‑to‑door transit, Meals on Wheels and weatherization services has grown; the agency asked the city to sustain funding while it expands kitchen and training capacity at a new Caldwell facility.
Metro Community Services told the Caldwell City Council on April 21 that demand for its programs serving seniors, people with disabilities and low‑income residents is rising and that the agency is expanding its Caldwell operations to respond.
The agency said ridership on its free door‑to‑door transportation service in Caldwell totaled 5,245 boardings last year and is already “well over a thousand” so far this year. The speaker said the organization provided 35,623 Meals on Wheels deliveries in Caldwell last year and more than 9,000 so…
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