Elder Support Programs

Nutrition

The Congregate Nutrition program helps meet dietary needs of older people by providing nutritionally-sound lunches in a group setting, along with nutrition education. Three contracted agencies manage 13 nutrition sites located throughout the Olympic Area Agency on Aging (O3A) service region, with settings in senior centers, community centers, churches and assisted living facilities. Nutrition services are provided directly and through the congregate sites to native elders.

Home-Delivered Meals, often referred to as “Meals on Wheels”, provides nutritious meals to older people and adults with disabilities receiving Medicaid services who are homebound and unable to prepare meals for themselves. Clients receive hot meals delivered to their homes, as well as frozen meals for weekends and days that hot meals are not scheduled for delivery.

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables to low income seniors in Jefferson, Clallam, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties to improve nutrition and also provides nutrition education. Fresh produce is available through a voucher exchange at local farmers markets, as well as through bulk purchase and distribution in areas with no participating farmers market.