Nutrition
As we age, our dietary needs change. Aging True offers nutrition health education, resources for making healthy food choices, and provides nutritionally-balanced meals through home delivery meal services and congregate meal sites throughout Clay and Duval Counties.
Meal Services
Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers deliver hundreds of meals each day to home-bound seniors and disabled individuals at no cost to the recipients, who meet the eligibility requirements. However, there is also a fee-for-service option available to seniors, which provides them with a meal and the reassurance that someone will check in on them and their well-being when meals are delivered.
Our registered dietitian creates monthly menu plans specifically designed to strengthen and support senior health, and promote vitality and well-being. These nutritious meals are prepared at our centrally-located facility for our Meals on Wheels delivery program and the congregate meal sites throughout Clay and Duval Counties.
Home Meal Delivery
Aging True staff and volunteers provide hundreds of meals to home bound seniors and disabled residents in Clay and Duval Counties every day. On average, we deliver nearly 300,000 hot and frozen meals to frail, home-bound senior and disabled residents each year, and that number continues to grow.
This nutritional support promotes senior health, vitality and independence. The daily interaction between our drivers and meal recipients allows for ongoing evaluation of each recipient's changing needs. When Aging True drivers deliver a meal, they provide more than just food and a friendly smile - they also provide a safety check with each delivery, and routinely connect our meal recipients to a wide-variety of additional resources.
Aging True has been a proud member of Meals on Wheels America since 1974.
Getting Started with Meals on Wheels
Eligible meal recipients must be 60 years or older and have mobility restrictions to qualify for the home meal deliveries. These meals are provided at no cost to the recipient thanks to funding from our partners and sponsors. Seniors who wish to receive home delivery but who do not fully meet the eligibility qualifications for the no- cost delivery may choose to enroll in the Private Pay program. This program enrolls participants in Meals on Wheels delivery for a small fee per meal.
Nutrition and Health Education
Aging True offers monthly nutrition and health education programs to Meals on Wheels recipients, via its monthly newsletter. Aging True also provides one-on-one nutritional counseling.
Meals on Wheels Partners
The generosity of our Meals on Wheels partners expands the breadth of the program, allowing Aging True to serve many more homebound seniors every year. Thank you to our partners and sponsors for 2021!
Congregate Meal Sites
Aging True’s dietary staff also prepares hot, nutritious meals for congregate meal sites throughout Clay and Duval Counties. These sites allow capable seniors to travel to a centralized community location to receive their meals along with other services. These sites provide elderly and disabled residents access to healthy, nutritious meals, offer targeted nutritional education and provide a safe social atmosphere. Many sites are located at community senior centers, where additional activities may be available.
Seniors who wish to get a meal at one of the congregate sites must first register at that site. For more information about meal times, menus, activities, or registration, contact the site nearest you.
Aging True’s congregate meal sites are an excellent way for your group to volunteer together. Volunteers socialize with the diners and set up, serve, and help clean after lunch. For more details about Aging True’s volunteer opportunities, click here or navigate to “Get Involved” in the menu at the top of this Page.
