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Residents and program workers say senior meal sites sometimes run short of lunches
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Riverside council that senior meal programs at community centers occasionally run out of lunches, leaving seniors, veterans and disabled residents without the promised hot meals; they urged city follow‑up and clearer donation/contract channels.
During public comment June 17, Aurora Chávez and Ruben Shaw described repeated shortages in the senior meal program and urged the city to address what they characterized as an ongoing operational problem.
Chávez said she observed incidents where the lunch service ran short and that in one recent instance eight meals were missing;…
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