The Snellville Satellite Congregate Senior Program plans to begin serving meals to 40 seniors Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Betty McMichael Room in T.W. Briscoe Park, 2500 Sawyer Pkwy.
Administered by Gwinnett County Department of Community Services, Division of Health and Human Services, the project receives federal funding through the Atlanta Regional Commission. Grayson will also host a county-administered satellite food program.
“Our Senior Center and the programs we run are for more active adults and we do not provide any kind of meal program. By partnering with Gwinnett County, SPRD will be able to serve a section of our community that needs this assistance,” said Lisa A. Platt, CPRP, Director of Snellville Parks and Recreation.
A similar program in Centerville currently has a waiting list of 156 pre-screened clients. The program encourages participants to not only come to a specific location to eat, but educates about seniors on nutrition and physical health.
Senior citizens age 60 and older are evaluated based on need. This program is separate from the membership-based senior programming at Snellville’s Senior Center next to City Hall. Information: 678-377-4150.
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