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Commission receives update on meals program

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/22/2021

Brown County Courthouse

(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission on Monday received an update on the Meals on Wheels program.

Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging Director Karen Wilson met with the Commission to provide the update.

The non-project agency has been in process of transitioning to take over the program from Hiawatha's Amberwell Hospital. As of the end of May, the hospital is only providing meals on Wednesdays at the Hiawatha Senior Citizens Center, and no deliveries.

For the first five months of this year, Wilson says they provided an average of more than 2,500 meals a month to senior citizens in the county.

The agency currently receives no subsidy from the county for providing meals, with the program estimated to cost around $55,000 this year.

Wilson said they are asking for $60,000 from the county for next year to help fund the program.

Commission Chairman Richard Lehmkuhl said the Commission will consider the request when drafting the 2022 budget.

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