Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Senior Services topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Merchantville board assigns liaison to senior food-security outreach, volunteers to check pantry status
Summary
Andrew will coordinate senior and disabled outreach with Council liaison Eric Benjamin, volunteer to confirm Grace Church pantry status, and arrange food pick-up and deliveries for shut-ins in coordination with Chestnut Station management and the WOW Center.
Andrew said he will coordinate the commission’s senior-and-disabled work with new Council liaison Eric Benjamin and target the Merchantville Senior Complex for food-security and wellness outreach. He said he will volunteer next week to confirm the status of the Grace Church pantry and will work with Chestnut Station’s manager and town food pantries to create a list of shut-in residents who need food pick-up and delivery.
The commission noted that the WOW Center partners with the Food Bank of New Jersey and requires appointment-based intake forms for pantry users; some residents may need help completing those forms. No funding, formal contracts or eligibility criteria were recorded in the minutes; the board recorded these items as operational coordination tasks.
