Nutrition Program
The Nutrition Program operates through eight "Fellowship Centers" located throughout Bay County. Hot, nutritious meals are served five days a week to persons age 60 and over who enjoy fellowship and the job of being with other people. Programs at each center provide exercise, games, recreation, and education. Speakers from the community give nutrition education and information about services and programs available for senior adults.
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More than 500 Senior adults attend the Fellowship Centers each year.
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More than 41,000 meals are served in the centers.
Click HERE for a complete list of our Fellowship Centers.
Meals On Wheels
Meals on Wheels are served each day to homebound, elderly clients, age 60 and older, who are confined for health reasons and are unable to prepare meals. the meals are delivered each day at 12:00 noon, five days a week by dedicated and caring volunteers. Evening meals are also served to senior adults who have no assistance with an evening meal. More than 5,000 night meals are provided with the noon meals through the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) annualy.
The volunteers who deliver meals often provide the only contact with these hombound senior adults. It serves as a daily check with the senior adults to ensure that everything is okay.
All meals are approved by a registered dietician and meet one third of the recommended daily allowance for a senior adult. While there is not a set fee for the meals, donations are encouraged and help to fund this program.
Anyone can make a referral for the Meals on Wheels program. Once a referral is made, a home visit will be made with the senior adult to determine if they are eligible for the program.
More than 430 homebound senior adults receive Meals on Wheels annually. Over 70,000 hot and nutritions meals are served to these homebound senior adults annually.