• Provides noon and/or other meal in a congregate setting
• 116,463,430 meals (1997)
• 2,112,923 participants
• 57 State Agencies on Aging
• 655 Area Agencies, 221 Tribal Orgs
• 4,000 nutrition service providers
• Funding: Older Americans Act, State Funds, Medicaid, local funds, voluntary participant contributions, USDA commodities
  

• Provides one or more meals up to 7 days/week to homebound adults
• 123,455,185 meals (1997)
• 890,489 participants
• Funding: Older Americans Act, State Funds, Medicaid, local funds, voluntary participant contributions, USDA commodities
  

• Nutrition and health screening and referral
• Nutrition education and counseling
• Shopping assistance, grocery delivery, and transportation
• Funding: Older Americans Act, State Funds, Medicaid, local funds
  

• Provides benefits monthly for eligible participants to purchase approved food items at approved food stores.
• Eligibility and allotments are based on household size, income, assets, and other factors.
• Funding: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of USDA. 
  

• Provides reimbursement and commodity foods for meals served to adults in day care.
• Provides technical assistance and training to program sponsors.
• Funding: The FNS of USDA, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). 
  

• Provides commodity foods for distribution to supplement food stocks of households, soup kitchens, and food banks.
• Food packages are tailored to the nutritional needs of participants.
• Farmers Market Coupon Program
• Funding: The FNS of USDA, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), State and local funds.   

Posted on: 05/05/04