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Harvey County hearing: aging services ask commissioners to match stipends after contractor withdrawal
Summary
Harvey County Department on Aging told commissioners that Everfull is ending its nutrition contract serving the CPAAA region; the department asked the county to match CPAAA stipends ($5,000 per site) to sustain congregate meal staffing, a request that would cost $15,000–$20,000 depending on whether Halsted is included.
Lona Kelly, director of the Harvey County Department on Aging, told the Board of Commissioners that Everfull — the area’s contracted Older Americans Act nutrition provider — has ended its contract covering the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) region, which serves Harvey, Butler and Sedgwick counties. Kelly said the change threatens congregate and home‑delivered meal operations in Newton, Hesston and Sedgwick and that CPAAA is proposing Trio Community Meals as a replacement.
Kelly said Trio’s staffing model…
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