Meals on Wheels program seeks support through livestock purchase
One of the meals prepared for Meals on Wheels recipients includes a barbecue riblet, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables and a peach dump cake at the Kalispell Senior Center on Friday, Feb. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead County agency that distributes meals for seniors is hoping the upcoming market livestock sale at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo could be an avenue for stocking its freezer.
The Flathead County Agency on Aging provides about 7,000 home-delivered meals per month through its Meal on Wheels program for homebound seniors. Since 2020 the agency has seen a 36% increase in the number of meals distributed while the costs for food and labor have also increased.
Carla Dyment, director of the Agency on Aging, said federal and state funding that primarily supports the meal program has not kept pace with the need and cost increase.
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