MONTICELLO – The Peace Food Senior Diet Application is extra than just delivering meals to seniors.
“To me, it usually means independence for seniors,” said Shelly Tolley, who supervises the household-sent meals for purchasers in Monticello and Piatt County. “For so a lot of of our clients, it is the difference involving staying equipped to keep in their very own houses or relocating into a nursing home or assisted residing centre. From time to time we are the only particular person they see all day.”
The system celebrated almost 5 a long time of delivering foods final week at a specific 50th birthday party in Monticello.
Peace Meal is built to boost the nutritional standing of older grownups by the provision of foods, diet evaluation, nourishment training, meals basic safety instruction and information about other community solutions.
The Peace Meal program’s mission is to deliver excellent foods for more healthy lives. They assistance seniors increase their nutrition, sustain their independence and increase the top quality of their everyday living by offering meals, fellowship and connections to other necessary providers. Everyone age 60 or more mature, with husband or wife no matter of age, is qualified to take part.
Helen Lilly began out as a volunteer.
“I was supporting by delivering and they place me on the board,” she mentioned. “But I enjoy it. It’s a wonderful software for the local community.”
OSF now operates the program and about 1,200 clientele are served in Piatt, Livingston, McLean, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois and Champaign counties.
The suggested value is $3.50 for every meal and is not described as a poverty or charity program, but somewhat a lower-value meal software to assistance those people hardest strike by the climbing expense of residing. Peace Meal is partially funded as a result of the More mature People Act and State of Illinois Basic Profits resources. No a single is at any time refused foods or products and services because of to an incapacity to donate.
Other Piatt County communities served incorporate White Heath, Cisco, DeLand, Bement, Mansfield and Atwood.
Meals are supplied Monday by way of Friday by carryout from an OSF Peace Meal central kitchen. Reservations will have to be produced a day in advance.
Lunch is served at 12 p.m. just about every day at the town middle on Livingston Road. Call 762-7733 for reservations a day in advance.
Seniors can reserve a absolutely free food on their birthday.
