Chairs:
Alejandro Lupercio,
Meals on Wheels Orange County
Kristen Maahs-Kolberg,
Alzheimer’s Orange County
Objective: The Food Security and Nutrition Committee aims to educate older adults on food services such as CalFresh, restaurant meal programs, food banks and more.
Goal: Increase food security for Orange County’s older adults age 60+ by enrolling new participants in CalFresh. Establish new Commodity Supplemental Food Program and Senior Grocery distribution sites for food insecure older adults.
Participating Organizations: 211 OC, Age Well Senior Services, Alzheimer’s Orange County, City of Garden Grove, City of Irvine, City of Mission Viejo, City of Seal Beach, Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Meals on Wheels Orange County, OC Food Access Coalition, OC Food Bank, Orange County Health Care Agency, Orange County Office on Aging, Second Harvest Food Bank
Resources/Upcoming Events
- CalFresh
- OC Food Access Coalition
- OC Second Harvest Food Bank
- 211OC
- OC Food Bank
- Meals on Wheels (3 different service areas)