Senior Nutrition

Native American Community Services

Senior Nutrition

The Redding Rancheria Title VI Senior Nutrition Program is funded by a federal grant from the Administration for Community Living. The program offers socialization, transportation, and free meals in a congregate setting and provides valuable information for services that are available within the community to eligible elders. We also provide meals to elders that are unable to come to lunch for medical reasons. The eligibility requirements are Native American 55 years or older, (50 for Redding Rancheria Tribal Members) and their spouses, regardless of heritage. Handicapped persons living with an elder are also eligible. We served our first meal under the grant in November of 1999 and we are now in our 22nd year of providing nutritious meals, fellowship and services to the Native American elders in our service area.

In 2019, we served 8,109 meals and provided 8,489 units of supportive services. The supportive services include crafts and games, nutrition education, cultural activities, referral to community programs and transportation services.

In the spring of 2020 we switched to pick-up meals for the remainder of the year due to COVID-19 and we served 8,109 meals.

In 2021, meals were available to be picked up until July. After July, elders returned to congregate meals and we served 8,656 meals. We also provide 300 to 400 bags of groceries each year for elders.