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Council withholds funding for South Coast senior nutrition program amid incomplete application, low use
Summary
After hearing that the South Coast Business Employment Corporation did not complete its application and that Meals on Wheels volunteers and attendance are down, the council moved to withhold funding for the senior nutrition program this year and urged the group to provide fuller information next cycle.
The council moved to withhold city revenue-sharing funds for the South Coast Business Employment Corporation’s senior nutrition program after members and public commenters said the application lacked narrative and participation data.
Madeline moved the motion to not fund the senior nutrition program this year; Gordon seconded. The Chair framed the concern around the application being incomplete and low utilization at the local meal site. A public commenter and local volunteers said Meals on Wheels deliveries were suffering from a volunteer shortage and that in-person attendance at the barn has fallen "to less than 10 people" some weeks; one volunteer offered to help with promotion.
Amy, joining on Zoom, clarified that the program is run by the South Coast Business Corporation out of Coos Bay and serves the whole South Coast; she also confirmed the program runs three days a week at the barn (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) and that Melissa Dovinspike oversees the program for the South Coast office. Council members asked that local advocates encourage the group to complete the application and provide counts of people served and the number of service days if it re-applies next year.
The transcript records the motion as moved and seconded; the council continued its agenda after discussing reallocating the available funds to other local programs and to a developing emergency response reserve.
