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Central Minnesota nonprofit seeks pilot funds to reshape senior meal delivery
Summary
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Saint Cloud told the House Human Services committee that a $420,000-per-year pilot (House File 1973) would fund new delivery models for senior nutrition across 14 counties to stretch scarce Title III and other senior nutrition dollars and preserve meal access in rural communities.
Representative Perryman presented House File 1973 and said the bill would appropriate $420,000 each year in the next biennium to pilot new methods for senior nutrition across 14 Central Minnesota counties, with the intent to test models to extend limited public dollars and return findings to the legislature.
Aaron Fisk, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, described the agency as the largest social-services nonprofit in Central Minnesota and outlined three main delivery methods for senior meals the organization uses: congregate dining, meals-on-wheels home delivery, and…
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