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Pitt County Council on Aging outlines Meals on Wheels needs; Farmville funding discussed
Summary
Pitt County Council on Aging director Rich Zech told the Farmville board the program delivers about 400 meals a day countywide and has roughly 200 people waiting; he asked the board to consider the town's supplemental grant to keep more local residents served.
Rich Zech, director with the Pitt County Council on Aging, told the Farmville board that the Meals on Wheels program currently delivers about 400 meals a day across Pitt County and had about 200 people on a waiting list.
Zech said the program is funded in part by a population‑based allocation from the federal Home and Community Block Grant and that Farmville has historically provided supplemental funding to feed local residents above the strict population formula. "We feed about 400 people a day. We have about 200 people on the waiting list across Pitt County," Zech said.
Board members pressed for local figures. Staff and Zech walked through recent counts showing Farmville’s head‑count and the grant request in the town packet: the council reported Farmville requested $12,740 to fund seven client slots (the number presented in the packet and discussed during the Q&A). Zech said volunteer availability is not the limiting factor; funding restricts the program’s capacity and route allocations.
Commissioners and residents reiterated the social value of the program and asked staff about how Farmville’s contribution compares with neighboring towns; Zech said Greenville accounts for roughly half the county caseload while Farmville represents about 2.5 percent of Pitt County’s program population but has historically supplemented funding for local clients.
