Senior Resources

Congregate noon meals are provided at Senior Citizens Centers or other designated locations in all 13 South Central counties. Anyone aged 60 or older is eligible to receive a meal at the congregate sites. In order to assure a meal, reservations must be made the day prior. Nutrition education is provided monthly to the congregate participants and to the home delivered consumers, keeping seniors abreast of updates in the area of nutritional needs.

Title III

The Title III Home Delivered Meals Program is designed to assist the frail elderly to remain in their own homes, avoiding premature institutionalization by providing a nutritionally balanced hot noon time meal. This program provides meals to participants up to 5 days a week.

Options

The Options Home Delivered Meals Program is designed to assist adults 18 years of age or older with disabilities to remain in their home by providing a nutritionally balanced hot noon time meal and thereby avoid premature institutionalization. This program provides meals to participants up to 5 days a week.

Family Caregiver

The Family Caregiver Home Delivered Meals Program is designed to give relief to anyone who is a caregiver of a senior 60 years of age or older. This program can also give relief to grandparents or other senior relatives who are primary caregivers of children not more than 18 years of age. This program provides participants a hot noon time meal up to 5 days a week.

Long Term Care Choices

The Long Term Care Choices Home Delivered Meals Program is designed to provide meals for participants who meet the financial requirements, TennCare Pre-Admission Evaluation medical criteria for Level I nursing facility care, 21 years of age or older and has a caregiver. This program provides a noon time meal to participants up to 7 days a week.

Private Pay

The Private Pay Home Delivered Meals Program is designed to provide meals for participants who do not meet requirements for the above mentioned programs or for those who do qualify but are placed on a waiting list until a slot becomes available due to program budget constraints. There is a cost for these meals. This program provides meals to participants up to 7 days a week.

We offer civic groups, local governments, businesses, churches and individuals an opportunity to sponsor meals for a senior in need by making a donation to the Nutrition Program on their behalf. Based on the participants need, these meals are available up to 7 days a week.

The daily cost of a meal is $7.41. Your donation is tax deductible.

To make a donation by mail, please make your check payable to SCHRA Nutrition Program and mail to: P.O. Box 638, Fayetteville, TN 37334. You can also make a secure donation online via PayPal.

• American Association of Retired Persons
• ​Alzheimer’s Association
• Aging Parents & Elder Care​
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities

We Need Your Help!

There are many homebound and low income senior citizens in southern middle Tennessee who qualify for home delivered meals. However, given their growing number and the limited funding available for this program, the South Central Human Resource Agency is not able to provide meals to everyone in need.

We are asking for contributions from our local communities to help us serve more senior citizens. We believe that every senior citizen should have a hot, nutritious noon time meal. The Home Delivered Meals program is critical for those low income seniors who can’t rely on the support of families or friends.

Make a Donation

Here’s how you can make a difference with a tax deductible gift:

• $37.05 will sponsor 5 meals a week for a senior
• $51.87 will sponsor 7 meals a week for a senior

To make a donation by mail, please make your check payable to SCHRA Nutrition and mail to: P.O. Box 638, Fayetteville, TN 37334. You can also make a secure donation online via PayPal.

Volunteers Make the Difference!

Home delivery volunteers are needed to deliver noon time meals to the homebound seniors in our communities. Congregate volunteers are needed to help serve the congregate noon time meals at their local meal sites. Volunteering one hour a month provides a great service to the community as well much needed socialization for those seniors whose lives you are touching through your efforts.