Getting help - Food and nutrition Food and Nutrition Congregate meals. Some communities offer nutritious meals in a group setting, often located in senior centers, schools, churches and housing projects for older adults. Social contact is emphasized. Frequently, the mealtime also includes recreational and social activities. Transportation is sometimes provided.
Participants contribute what they can to the cost of the meal.
These programs offer meals delivered daily or several times a week, usually around the lunch hour, to home bound people who cannot prepare their own meals. The days for home delivery vary. In some communities, an evening meal may be delivered with the noon meal. Food stamps help low-income people increase their food purchasing power. The food stamps are treated like cash at grocery stores that participate in the food stamp program.