1. SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
Trisha A. Lam, M.P.H., R.D.
9/28/12

2. SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
Administers by the Santa Clara County’s Social Services Agency—Department of Aging and Adult Services.
Authorizes by the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Receives financial support from the County’s Board of Supervisors, Council on Aging Silicon Valley (via state and federal funding), community partners (CBOs), and local municipalities.

3. PROGRAM GOALS Strives to reduce hunger and food insecurity
Promotes socialization
Promotes the health and well being of older adults
Provides access to nutritious meals
Provides links other services: activities on-site and off-site

4. MEAL PROGRAMS Senior Nutrition Program Meals on Wheels Program
Congregate Meals Program
Meals on Wheels Program
Thirty nine meal sites throughout
the County
Frozen MOW program
Neighborhood MOW program
delivered by Yu Ai Kai

5. SENIORS SERVED (Annually)
Congregate Sites: 13,351 seniors
(unduplicated)
MOW: 1,413 seniors

6. SENIOR MEALS SERVED
Congregate Sites: 584,952 meals/year 2,488 average meals/day MOW: 604,090 meals/year 1,623 average meals/day Total meals served for FY 11-12: 1,189,042

7. Meals Served by Program
FY 10/11
FY 11/12
Congregate Meals
564,376
584,952
Home Delivered Meals
601,874
604,090
Total Meals Served
1,166,250
1,189,042

8. ETHNICITIES
Congregate Sites MOW 46% Asian 47% Caucasian 28% Caucasian 29% Latino 17% Latino 15% Asian SNP serves over 15 different ethnicities.

9. 34.5% of the program population 42.2% of the program population
AGE MAJORITY
Congregate Sites
70 – 79 years old
34.5% of the program population
MOW
80 – 89 years old
42.2% of the program population

10. Seniors Served with Income Below Federal Poverty Level
Congregate Sites
47% seniors
MOW
63.5% seniors

11. Seniors with High Nutrition Risk
Congregate Sites
21%
MOW
89%

12. ACCESS to FOOD
Seniors age 60 years old and over can participate in the Congregate Meal Program or Meals on Wheels.
Lunch meals are served at nutrition sites throughout the county.
Meals (breakfasts, frozen entrees, and assorted grocery items) are delivered via MOW.
Some nutrition sites have Brown Bag Program via Second Harvest Food Bank.

13. What’s New with Senior Nutrition Program?
Senior Nutrition Program partners with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide free access to food for the nutrition sites
Santa Clara County Nutrition Standards 2012

14. Partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank
Nutrition sites have been utilizing resources from the Food Bank.
Since January 2012, more fresh produce are offered for use at some nutrition sites.
Some sites (in Downtown San Jose) have access to fresh produce and dry/frozen foods delivered and pick-up at Salvation Army (San Jose).
This process results in great monetary savings for the sites—approximately $77,000 from January-June 2012.
Seniors benefit by the offering of fresh fruits and vegetables with the occasional nutritional supplements.

15. Santa Clara County Nutrition Standards 2012
New county policy initiated on July 1, 2012.
Goal is to provide healthier food and beverages in Santa Clara County.
To ensure that food and beverages offered, purchased, or served at County facilities and provided by County departments are of maximum nutritional value.
To improve the health of seniors in this program, this policy restricts intake of fats, sugar and sodium.

16. Challenges for Senior Nutrition Program
Providing quality meals that seniors enjoy –given the nutritional dietary restrictions.
Transportation.

17. Transportation for Seniors at Nutrition Sites
Fiscal Year
FY 08-09
FY 09-10
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
Outreach Rides
29,199
31,966
29,118
23,165
Outreach Funding
$115,046
$138,194
$147,945
$150,066

18. CONTACT INFORMATION
Congregate Nutrition Sites:
(408)
Meals on Wheels:
(408) OR (408)
Website: