Addressing Hunger & Food Insecurity

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Agency on Aging Area 4, either directly or through contract with local service providers, oversees social, nutrition, and long-term services and supports to older individuals across Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties. These programs are funded in part through the federal Older Americans Act and the Older Californians Act.

Our role as Area 4’s Agency on Aging includes bringing programs and services to the community by working with local partner organizations already serving specific communities and/or populations.

We work together to enrich communities and improve the well-being and independence of older adults across the seven-county region we serve by helping consumers address hunger & food insecurity.

CalFresh Food Assistance

We oversee CalFresh Expansion program that helps qualified seniors with low-income apply for monthly food benefits so they can buy food at any grocery store or farmers market that accepts EBT monthly food benefits. We assist consumers in Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

Meals on Wheels / Home Delivered Meals

Both directly and with partner organizations, we administer local Meals on Wheels services. We provide home-delivered meals to support homebound aging adults who may be unable to prepare their own meals. While the diversity of each program's services and operations may vary based on the needs and resources of their communities, we are all committed to supporting our aging neighbors to live healthier and more nourished lives in their own homes. We also fund partners who oversee home-delivered meals outside of the Meals on Wheels national network.

Congregate or Group Meals

In partnership with local organizations, we fund and oversee programs that provide a hot, nutritious meal at a local senior center or other public gathering places to mitigate food security among low-income older adults and also provide an opportunity for social interaction.

Mobile Meals & Restaurant Vouchers

Through our partners, we fund programs that provide alternative forms of meal service such as restaurant vouchers or mobile meals delivered via food truck.

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