Ageless Senior Center uses Rebound Grant for meal program

Ageless Senior Center uses Rebound Grant for meal program

The senior center received nearly 8,000 dollars with all of the money going towards the meal program

HAS BEEN HELPINGSMALL BUSINESSESBY AWARDING THEMMONEY TO MAKE UPFOR LOST REVENUEDURING THISPANDEMIC.AGELESS SENIORCENTER INKIMBERLEYRECENTLY RECEIVEDA GRANT.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER ALEXGRANT SHOWS USHOW THEY AREUSING THE MONEY.AGELESS SENIORCENTER WASAWARDED NEARLY8,000 DOLLARS ONMAY 15TH FROM THEREBOUND GRANT,WHICH HAS AMAXIMUM OF 10,000DOLLARS.

THEGRANT CAME AT AVERY IMPORTANTTIME AS THE FUTUREOF THE CENTER WASUNKNOWN."WE WEREEVENTUALLY GOINGTO HAVE TO CLOSEUNTIL WE GOT THATGRANT THAT KEPT USGOING."ALL OF THE MONEY ISGOING TOWARDS THECENTERS MEALPROGRAM WHICHHAS BEEN OFFERINGTAKEOUT SERVICESFOR SENIORCITIZENS SINCE THEPANDEMIC STARTED."IF SOMEONE ISAFRAID OF THEGROCERY STORE,THEY KNOW THEYCAN COME TO US.

ITJUST TICKLES US TODEATH TO KNOWTHAT WE CAN STILLSERVE OURSENIORS."THE GROWING COSTIN FOOD AND TO GOCARTONS WAS ONLYPART OF THEPROBLEM.

THECENTER EXPANDEDTHEIR SERVICESFROM TWO TO THREEDAYS A WEEK WITHMORE AND MOREPEOPLE COMING TOGET MEALS ALSO LEDTO FINANCIALDIFFICULTY.

."WE WERE PROBABLYAT FIFTY, SIXTYMEALS A WEEK ONTHE THURSDAY ANDFRIDAY.

NOW THETHREE DAYS WE'REUP TO ALMOST ONEHUNDRED FIFTYPEOPLE.NOW BEING ABLE TOCONTINUEOPERATIONSSANITATIONPRACTICES AREBEING USEDREGULARLY SINCEVOLUNTEERSINTERACT OFTENWITH SENIORCITIZENS."WE HAVE WIPES, WEHAVE LYSOL, WEHAVE DISINFECTANT.SO WE TRY TO KEEPEVERYTHING ASCLEAN AS WE CAN,WE FOLLOW THESERVE SAFE RULESAS FAR AS THEKITCHEN, WE JUSTTRY TO KEEP ITCLEAN."AGELESS SENIORCENTER ISACCEPTINGDONATIONS AT THISTIME, THEY ALSOREQUESTS THOSEWANTING FOOD TOCALL IN ADVANCE SOTHAT THEIR MEALWILL BE READY UPONARRIVAL.

I'M ALEXGRANT IDAHO NEWSSIX.