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Auburn senior meal programs stable but face recurring funding shortfalls, staff tell council
Summary
Parks staff told the council the Auburn Senior Activity Center runs the county27s largest congregate lunch site and a major Meals on Wheels hub but relies on outside contracts and donations; a $17,000 grant and $4,500 in center funds have temporarily covered a shortfall, while long-term funding remains uncertain.
Julie Krueger, Auburn27s parks director, introduced a presentation Dec. 8 on the senior center27s meal programs, and Senior Center Manager Raydine Lazier told the council the center serves as a "community anchor for older adults." Lazier said federal nutrition funding flows through the Older Americans Act to state and county agencies and is contracted locally to Sound Generations, which operates both congregate lunches and Meals on Wheels at Auburn27s site.
Lazier said the congregate lunch program and Meals on Wheels have a long history in Auburn, and that recent funding reductions forced creative responses. When federal or contract funding cut service days in prior…
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