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Sedgwick County briefs commissioners on senior meal transition after contractor change; Trio and Senior Services to provide interim services
Summary
After Everfull's contract ended, CPAAA and county staff described a transition plan: Trio Community Meals will provide frozen meal distribution while Senior Services Inc. manages several Wichita sites; BOCC approved a contract with Trio on Dec. 17; ARPA funding expirations have reduced ongoing allocations and staff proposed OAA-funded site reimbursements and temporary positions.
Steven (Central Plains Area Agency on Aging staff) briefed the commission on operational changes to senior nutrition services after the county's historical contractor left in October and the BOCC approved a contract with Trio on Dec. 17.
What happened: Steven said Everfull's contract ended in October and that KDADS granted a two-year waiver that allowed staff to engage current contractors and potential new contractors without a full procurement cycle due to the transition's emergent nature. Notices to participants and sites were sent Nov. 20, and a joint press release was issued Nov. 21.
Service model and timing: Senior Services Inc. will provide hot meals and site management at eight Wichita and Oak Lawn congregate/home-delivered sites; Trio…
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