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Meals on Wheels placed on wait list as senior center warns of $245,000 shortfall
Summary
Parker County senior center leaders told commissioners that reimbursement delays and rising per-unit costs forced Meals on Wheels onto a wait list; the court approved the requested county support in the budget votes.
Kirsty Smith of the senior center told commissioners that reimbursement from the Area Agency on Aging and the North Central Texas Council of Governments has been delayed and that Meals on Wheels was placed on a wait list as of last week. She said the program faces a reimbursement pause through December and an increasing per-unit cost that could leave the center roughly $245,000 short of funds needed to serve the projected number of meals next year.
"As of last week, Meals on Wheels had to be placed on a wait list," Smith said, describing a pause in government reimbursement and the loss of COVID-era flexibility. Commissioners discussed fundraising and grant applications; a motion to approve the senior center’s budget request passed by the court, recorded as a unanimous vote.
Why it matters: The senior center provides nutrition and outreach to older residents; delayed reimbursements and rising unit costs risk reducing service levels and putting more seniors on wait lists.
What’s next: The senior center said it will continue applying for grants and partnering with local foundations while the county appropriation is processed.
