Food Management Magazine features Novato Unified School District's work with ExtraFood in the article below.
The senior center’s lunch program provides home-delivered meals to homebound seniors in Marin City. When the pandemic hit Marin, the Marin City community saw a huge increase in the need to get healthy meals to low-income seniors who needed to quarantine at home, shop less for groceries and eat as healthy as possible. Program Coordinator Juanita Edwards is ensuring that vulnerable seniors are receiving healthy meals 5 days a week. Juanita commented, “We went from serving approximately 45 seniors pre-pandemic to more than tripling that number in a short time. We are now delivering food to 98 households, serving over 125 seniors. Everyone is so appreciative of these meals and are hoping the program continues for awhile.”
For a period of 8 weeks starting in the early stages of the Shelter In Place order, ExtraFood provided 150 meals per week made by our Community Meals partner Insalata’s. Following that, the senior center has continued to receive meals on a weekly basis from ExtraFood’s Community Meals partners Christopher’s Fine Catering and Classic Culinaire. Thanks to our Community Meals partners for their creative collaboration in giving tasty and nutritious meals to those who need them the most. We’re in this together!
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