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| NUTRITION SERVICES FOR THE AGING |
PROVIDER: |
Local |
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| CATEGORY: |
Purchase |
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| LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY: |
M.C.L. 400.581-594; 1981 PA 180 |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
There are three programs to assist older persons with nutrition. Congregate Meals provides at least hot or other appropriate meal five or more days a week in congregate settings. Home-delivered Meals provides at least one home-delivered meal five or more days a week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides cash payments for senior nutrition services under terms of the Federal Older Americans Act. |
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| FUNDING: |
| Source |
Amount |
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Description |
| GF/GP |
$11,748,000 |
| GF/SP |
500,000 |
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Healthy Michigan |
| Federal |
16,000,000 |
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Older Americans Act |
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| FY 2001 APPROPRIATION TOTAL: |
$28,248,000 |
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ALLOCATION/
DISTRIBUTION: |
Allocation to Area Agencies on Aging. |
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| ADMINISTRATION: |
Department of Community Health, Office of Services to the Aging
See also Michigan Aging Services System |
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| 1999 STATISTICS: |
| Number of Area Agencies on Aging |
16 |
| Range of Grants to Area Agencies on Aging |
$ 347,100 - $ 6,136,200 |
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Persons Served By:
Congregate Meal Sites |
Over 50,000 |
| Home-delivered Meals |
Over 53,000 |
| Number of Congregate Meal sites: |
800 |
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| Number of Meals Served by Home-delivery |
12,250,000 |
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Last Updated May 17, 2006
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