Nutrition Services
Program
MDSCAA's Senior Services division offers three main food/nutrition programs within its service area (Delta, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties):
Congregate Meals (Senior Centers)
Participants must be 60 years or older. They must fill out a registration form annually. For congregate diets the same menu as HDM is used.
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Carry-Out Meals (COM)
Participants must be 60 years or older. They must fill out a registration form annually. For COM diets the same menu as HDM is used.
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Home-Delivered Meals (HDM)
For residents age 60+ who are homebound and unable to leave home unassisted or prepare a nutritious meal. Eligible participants must complete an assessment within 14 days of starting. A re-assessment is required every 6 months.
Added Bonus
HDM meals serve dual roles: nutrition + wellness check (driver/aide can check to make sure things are ok at home when dropping off meals).
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Cost/Donation
Suggested donation: $4.50 per meal for Congregate, Carry-Out Meals and Home-Delivered Meals.
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Important- Nobody is ever denied service due to an inability to pay.
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Benefits & Service Locations
There programs improve nutrition, promote wellness, reduce isolation and support older adults to remain independent.
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Meal sites cover many senior centers across the three counties (Delta, Menominee & Schoolcraft).
Food Distribution
Services
Throughout the year, Senior Services provides food distribution through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Eligibility for the programs is based on household income. These programs are food-supplement oriented and can be used by anyone, regardless of age.
TEFAP​
Distribution is through open pantries: MDSCAA operates three open TEFAP pantries (Escanaba Senior Center, Hermansville Senior Center, and Gladstone Senior Center, Rapid River Omni Center) and works with Feeding America West Michigan mobile pantries. MDSCAA also runs a separate, private pantry through the Hermansville Pantry for those in that area.
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TEFAP Pantry Schedule and Eligibility Requirements:
At A Glance
Nutrition
15,736 congregate meals served to 506 seniors.
143,633 home-delivered meals were served to 971 homebound seniors.
Food Distribution
Delta County
12,352 congregate meals provided to 266 seniors.
12,050 Carry-Out meals provided to 309 seniors.
92,572 Home-Delivered meals provided to 627 seniors.
21,171 carry out meals provided to 473 seniors.
Menominee County
2,100 congregate meals provided to 185 seniors.
6,899 Carry-Out meals provided to 135 seniors.
29,807 Home-Delivered meals provided to 209 seniors.
Schoolcraft County
1,284 congregate meals provided to 55 seniors.
2,222 Carry-Out meals provided to 29 seniors.
21,254 Home-Delivered meals provided to 135 seniors.
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service recommends that CSFP State agencies coordinate with the appropriate State agency for each public assistance program to ensure written information for local agency dissemination is accurate and up to date. § 247.14 requires us to provide the following links to our clients.
USDA Discrimination Statement
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SSI
For information, please click here.
To locate your local office, please click here.
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Medicaid & Medicare
For information on Medicaid, please click here.
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To locate your State agency contact, please click here.
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For information on qualified Medicare beneficiaries, please click here.
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To locate your Regional Office contact, please click here.
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SNAP
For Information, please click here.
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To locate your State Agency contact, please click here.
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SFMNP
If available in the CSFP area(s) served, please click here.
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To locate your State agency contact, please click here.