NUTRITION PROGRAM

The Nutrition Program for the elderly has at least one congregate meal site in each of the 14 Upper Cumberland counties. Many of these sites are co-located with senior citizens centers.

The purposes of the Congregate Nutrition Program are to:

1.	Promote, maintain and improve the health and well-being of eligible consumers aged 60 years and older, and adults with disabilities through the provision of nutritious meals and opportunities for social contact.
2.	Reduce nutritional risk among consumers through the provision of nutritious meals, nutrition screening, and nutrition counseling, based on the needs of consumers.
3.	Reduce social isolation experienced by many older persons and adults with disabilities through participation in a variety of social and nutrition service activities.
4.	Provide planned nutrition education and supportive nutrition service activities in the congregate and home-delivered meals programs, in order to enhance the consumer’s ability to remain independent.
5.	Link eligible consumers to available community services.
6.	Reduce hunger and food insecurity.
7.	Promote the health and well-being of older individuals by increasing access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services in order to delay the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health and sedentary behavior.

For the location of a congregate meal site in your community, call Judy Roberson at 931-432-4111 or toll-free at 1-866-836-6678.

 

Home-delivered meals are available for homebound older persons and older adults with disabilities.

To find out how to receive home-delivered meals call toll-free at 1-866-836-6678.