STRAFFORD NUTRITION & MEALS ON
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Mission Statement
To promote the well being of the elderly and disabled adults of Strafford County by providing services to foster independence in their own home and prevent or delay the need for institutional care. Through the delivery of hot nutrition meals in home or community settings, daily safety checks, nutrition education, and nutritional assessments SNMOW will promote physical and emotional health, protect their quality of life, and aide in the social & economic needs of the elderly and disabled.
About This Cause
Strafford Nutrition & Meals on Wheels Service Facts PROGRAMS WE OFFER: All categories include the meal program, support services vary per program. • Congregate: clients must be 60+ (or the spouse of 60+ participant), and volunteers. Primary Funding Source OAA IIIC. • Homedelivered: clients must be 60+ (or the spouse of 60+ participant), they must be homebound with a medical condition. Primary Funding Source OAA IIIC. • Meals on Wheels: clients must be 18+, homebound due to a medical condition; with income less than $1,242. Primary Funding Source SSBG Title XX. • Choices for Independence: Nursing home eligible, enrolled by State. Funding Source Medicare Waiver. LAST FISCAL YEAR’S SERVICE NUMBERS (2017-2018) Program - Client Served - Meals Served Congregate - 269 - 13,005 Homedelivered - 472 - 46,994 Meals on Wheels - 285 - 24,465 Choices for Independence -121 - 26,101 Totals - 1,147 - 110,565 SERVICE COSTS The average cost of each meal is about $8.25. The cost of providing services to each homebound client ranges from $2,145 to $6,006 a year. Each client goes through an annual assessment determining their needs based off of things like income, resources, and physical limitations. Some clients may only qualify for a few noon meals per week for a short period of time, whereas higher need clients may receive two meals per day for the whole year before reassessing their situation. MEALS ON WHEELS FUNDING For our current fiscal year we anticipate serving 27,000 meals, which is an 5.5% increase over the previous year. The current cost of providing these meals is $222,750. Our State SSBG-Title XX contract covers $134,000 of these costs. We have asked the County to contribute $30,000 leaving us with a balance of $58,000 in revenue to raise. Some of this will be offset by any client donations received; the rest we hope to raise through our grant writing and fundraising efforts. Obviously, if additional funding isn’t found than services will be reduced to keep the agency solvent. SNMOW’S IMPACT AFFECTS A BROAD SPECTRUM Individual Impact – “I am very grateful to all the Meals on Wheels staff that make a warm, nutritious meal for me every day. Your care and thoughtfulness does not go unnoticed.” In addition to the nutritious meal helping promote physical health, our staff with their everyday gestures and training also further promotes emotional and physical health, especially for those clients who are more isolated. Family Impact – “I would like to let the public know how understanding the Meals on Wheels people are. They just don’t cook and deliver meals; it’s the smile, and someone checking in on shut-ins. Like this past Friday, when they brought my Dad his lunch. My Dad had thought he was coming down with a cold, the MOW people didn’t agree, and called an ambulance. It was another heart attack. He’s doing just fine. Again, my personal thanks to all of you.” In a world where families no longer have a stay at home member or may live great distances apart, we are able to help support them by feeding and checking in on their loved ones, with the reassurance that as any concerns arise we will bring it to their attention. Community Impact – “As a former Budget Committee member for years, I wish I knew then what I do now! Meals on Wheels is such a worthwhile answer to helping people stay out of institutions.” Meals on Wheels have a cost effective impact on community resources that produces positive rippling effects across many other areas. One year of Meals on Wheels = Ten days of Nursing Home care = One day of Medical Care STATISTICS ABOUT WHO WE ARE SERVING Our most recently tabulated survey with 258 homebound respondents showed service going to high need clients: 68% of the clients over 70 years old, 76% responding that this is their only meal of the day, 97% telling us that, Meals on Wheels benefited their health, and helped them to remain living independently. Other Agency Statistics • 67% of our clientele have income under $1,050 per month • 52% of our homebound clientele live alone with no local family support