NEW YORK — The end of extra help from SNAP benefits has left many people without enough resources to buy food, including the elderly.
This population of New York can qualify for different resources that can put a plate on their table.
Here we share a list of resources for providing food assistance to the elderly:
Kind of service: Nutrition incentive program. Seniors receive booklets of four $5 coupons to buy fresh produce at farmers’ markets around the city.
Requirements: Adults aged 60 and over whose income is below a certain income threshold.
Locations served: throughout New York City.
Maintenance frequency: Coupon booklets distributed on a first-come, first-served basis in seniors’ centers or group meal centers. Coupons cannot be used after November 30 of the year in which they were issued.
Kind of service: Hot meals for groups. Some Centers also offer take-out meals.
Requirements: All adults over 60 years old. Seniors can also bring younger spouses and disabled people they live with as guests.
Locations served: Throughout New York City. You can use the 3-1-1 Site Finder to find a senior center near you.
Maintenance frequency: It depends on the centre, but many provide at least one meal a day.
Kind of service: Medically personalized meals at home.
Requirements: people living with a serious illness and having a limitation of activities of daily living (ADL).
Locations served: throughout New York City, as well as parts of New Jersey and Westchester and Nassau counties.
Maintenance frequency: It depends on the health care provider’s plans. Clients who are not affiliated with a health care provider receive ten meals (five lunches and five dinners) once a week.
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Kind of service: Meals on wheels and mobile pantry.
Requirements: Adults 60 years and older who have a physical or mental disability and who cannot prepare nutritious meals or have no one to prepare meals for them.
Locations served: throughout New York City.
Maintenance frequency: once a day on weekends and statutory holidays when other City meal delivery programs are not operating.
Kind of service: Distribution of packages containing a variety of foods, such as milk, juice, cereal, peanut butter, beans, canned meat, and canned fruits and vegetables, as well as information on preparing nutritious meals and making referrals to health care providers as needed.
Requirements: Low-income adults aged 60 and over (earning less than 130% of federal poverty guidelines).
Locations served: Three New York-based partners (NY Common Pantry, Kings County Hospital Center, and Food Bank for New York City) provide CSFP service throughout New York City and parts of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
Maintenance frequency: Monthly.
Kind of service: Free home delivery of grocery orders, medications and other essentials. The recipient pays for the items, but shipping is free.
Requirements: People at risk, including the elderly, immunocompromised people, people with disabilities and those who cannot get to a store.
Pitches: Throughout New York City, Long Island, northern New Jersey, and Rockland and Westchester counties.
Maintenance frequency: On demand; however, as a volunteer-run service, it can take up to a week from when items are requested to when they can be delivered.
Kind of service: Paid assistance for meal delivery, carpooling and other needs. GoGoGrandparent reviews and makes popular on-demand services easy to use so seniors can use them easily and safely.
Requirements: All adults, but the target audience is the elderly and people with disabilities.
Locations served: across the United States.
Maintenance frequency: on demand