2D Hunger Awareness - Cottage Grove Sentinel November 22, 2017
Help us serve vets
Programs for Seniors
Courtesy of Food for Lane
County
FOOD for Lane County’s
senior nutrition programs
(Senior Grocery and Meals on
Wheels) are designed to meet
the nutritional needs of adults
60 and older.
Senior Grocery
The Senior Grocery Program
provides low-income seniors
with a once monthly food box
(or bag) fi lled with nutritious
staple foods necessary to a
balanced diet.
Am I eligible?
• To qualify for Senior Grocery
you must be 60 years of age or
older and at or below 130% of
the federal poverty level. Please
see the chart below
• If you are over the income
limit, you can still qualify by
being enrolled in SNAP or
Medicaid.
• You will be asked to fi ll out
an application and provide
supporting documentation.
The food for Senior Grocery
comes to us through a federal
program known as the Com-
modity Supplemental Food
Program as well as grants from
the Grainger Foundation and
the Chambers Family Founda-
tion.
Contact our Senior Grocery
Program Coordinator, Carly
Petersen at (541) 343-2822 ext.
315.
Meals on Wheel s
Meals on Wheels is more than
just a meal! Friendly volunteers
deliver a nourishing, freshly
prepared noontime meal that
is nutrition-
ally balanced
to provide
one-third of
a senior’s
recommended
daily nutri-
ents. Volun-
teers have
time for a
brief chat and
a safety check.
Seniors who
live alone feel
more secure
knowing that
someone is
checking on
them regu-
larly. Frozen
meals are
available for
days we do
not deliver or
if requested.
Where is
Meals on
Wheels
available? Meals on Wheels is
available in all parts of Lane
County and will be delivered
by either Senior & Disabled
Services or FOOD for Lane
County, depending on where
you live.
Am I eligible?
• Meals on Wheels is available
to people over the age of 60
and their spouses who cannot
get out much due to illness or
advanced age and who are not
eating properly, regardless of
their income.
• Each caller will be inter-
viewed as soon as possible
to determine eligibility and
an appointment will be made
for a home visit. Subsidized
meals are available as funding
permits.
Persons under age 60 may be
eligible under the following
circumstances:
• Resident in a housing facility
where a meal is served (River-
view Terrace in Cottage Grove,
Cresview Villa in Creswell,
Olive Plaza and Jacobs Lane in
Eugene)
• Disabled dependent child
living in a non-institutional
household with a person over
age 60
• Their Case Manager has au-
thorized meals as part of their
Medicaid in-home care service
• They are willing to pay the
full cost of the meal ($8 each).
Cost
• Meals are available to eligible
people on a donation basis.
There is no set charge for the
meal.
• The suggested donation is $3
per meal, but every eligible per-
son is served regardless of the
by Katie
Courtesy of Food for Lane
County
amount they give.
FOOD for Lane County ad-
ministers the Meals on Wheels
program in the Eugene area, in
partnership with Lane Council
of Government Senior & Dis-
ability Services.
Request Meals on Wheels in
the Eugene area: (541) 607-
5065
Outside Eugene: (541) 682-
3353, 800-441-4038, or TTY
(541) 682-4567
Rob is a gentle guy, with a big
heart and an easy smile. In
2003, his Army National Guard
infantry unit got the call to go
to war. Rob spent 14 months
in Kuwait and Iraq. When he
got back to the states, he was
changed — angry, volatile and
injured.
His wife saw the change in his
personality and urged him to
seek treatment. He received
counseling for PTSD and
medical attention for a traumat-
ic brain injury at the Roseburg
VA.
Rob is grateful for the help he
received, but a disability rating
left him feeling useless.
“I kind of shut myself away.
I didn’t feel like I mattered to
society anymore.”
That turned around two years
ago when Rob began volunteer-
ing at Daily Bread in Spring-
fi eld, one of 31 emergency food
pantries in the FOOD for Lane
County network.
“I just kind of fell in love with
it. Being at the pantry I felt like
I could be around people and
function properly. Big word
there — function. It boosted
my self esteem.”
“Many of the people we serve
have some form of disability.
I see other vets there. I can
relate to them. I see that I’m
not alone. It’s all worth it when
that one person comes through
who’s really hurting and they
give you a hug saying ‘you
helped me so much.’
The look of relief and hope I
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Owner
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see on people’s faces when they
get to feed their families for at
least another week — some-
times it brings me to tears. It’s
a wonderful thing, and I’m glad
to be a part of it.”
Rob’s family is on a fi xed in-
come, so they get a food box.
Did you know that more people
in Lane County are working but
still need help? We surveyed
pantry users and found that
• 44% of households report
some kind of income
• 80% say they are able to meet
their monthly food needs with
the help of a pantry
• 39% of households have
watered down food or drink to
make them last longer
•
82% say they did not
have enough money to buy
food in the past 12 months
Remember our veterans this
November, especially those
facing hunger and hardship.
FOOD for Lane County’s hun-
ger relief efforts are focused on
providing food assistance and
increasing self-suffi ciency for
our neighbors living on limited
resources. Our mission of
alleviating hunger by creating
access to food is accomplished
with tremendous support from
our community and through a
variety of innovative programs.
We continually work to develop
programs and services that
respond to the unique needs
of special populations, and we
work to ensure that these ser-
vices are delivered with respect
and compassion.
The entire food banking system
is built on partnerships and
collaboration. While FOOD
for Lane County administers
many of its own pro-
grams, we rely on our
network of approved
partner agencies to
distribute the majority
of the food we collect.
All FFLC Partner
Agencies are their
own, independent,
non-profi t or religious
organization. Most are
staffed by volunteers
and are great places to
work and volunteer in
direct service.
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