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Residents, program representative praise Meals on Wheels in Dawson County
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A Dawson County resident and a representative from Mifflin Wells described how Meals on Wheels provides meals, social contact and daily welfare checks to residents 60 and older across Dawson County and encouraged neighbors to use and support the service.
A Dawson County resident told attendees during public comment that the Meals on Wheels program has been vital for her family, providing meals, social contact and regular welfare checks and helping them when her mother died.
"We actually started with my mom," the resident said, describing how staff supplied equipment such as a walker and checked on her father when family members were not at home. "They come every day during the week. It helps me to know that someone else is in and out when I'm not here to make sure he's okay."
Susie, a representative of Mifflin Wells, said the program delivers home-cooked meals to residents across Dawson County and helps with both nutrition and socialization for older adults. "We serve, residents 60 and older in all of Dawson County," she said, adding that the program is meant to provide companionship and wellness checks in addition to food.
Susie said Mifflin Wells partners with LegacyLink to secure grant funding that helps sustain the service and that community volunteers carry out deliveries. "We go through LegacyLink. We partner with them. They help with some of our grant money, that helps us afford the program," she said, noting volunteers typically contribute a couple of hours once a week.
The representative emphasized that recipients do not need to be strictly homebound to receive meals; the service is available to those 60 and older who need extra assistance. "You don't have to be homebound to get this service," she said, and invited listeners to visit the center or call for more information.
No formal action or vote was recorded during the exchange; speakers used the public-comment portion of the meeting to describe services and urge community members to reach out for assistance or to volunteer.
