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Senior News December, 2004 Vol. 25. No. 12
Published by the Humboldt Senior Resource Center in Eureka, California. HSRC is a non-profit community-based organization offering services for senior citizens, multi-generational families and caregivers.
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No senior should go hungry Eureka Rotary and HSRC partner to deliver meals by Alicia Cox During the past year an 88-year-old woman went without cooking facilities or refrigeration and she didn't know what she was going to do. A blind, elderly woman who lost her leg a year ago and then lost the sister with whom she shared a home needed help. These stories are true. They happened here in Humboldt County. There are many more stories just like them. Both of these people are now recipients of the Humboldt Senior Resource Center's home delivered meals. HSRC Nutrition's motto is "No Senior Goes Hungry." Thanks to the combined efforts of the Rotary Club of Eureka, the California Endowment and the donations of individuals like you, the Home Delivered Meal Program has expanded during the past year and is now serving 225 people five to seven days a week between Trinidad and Fortuna. Currently 18 people are waiting for placement who cannot be added to the program because of a lack of funding. According to Joy Ehlert, program administrator, they receive from 25 to 40 new referrals each month. "This problem is growing as our aging population grows," Ehlert explained. "Recipients of this program are older than age 60, homebound, at nutritional risk and on average earn less than $750 per month. The reality is that if you are paying $500 per month for a small one-room apartment, the balance of your income is being used for gas, electricity, food and medical supplies. These people are choosing between food, medicine and heat." Ehlert said. The Humboldt Senior Resource Center and the Rotary Club of Eureka have teamed up to help. Rotary has contributed a total of $30,000 over a three-year period with matching grants received from The California Endowment. These commitments end after this year. In order to meet the needs of our community, the Humboldt Senior Resource Center and the Rotary Club of Eureka are asking for contributions. Ehlert added, "$5 buys a meal for a senior, so any amount helps. It takes about $1,500 per year to serve one person seven times per week. To sustain our program we will need to raise $40,000 this year. Anything in excess of this amount will allow us to expand." Donations can be sent to the Humboldt Senior Resource Center, Attn: No Senior Goes Hungry Program, 1910 California Street, Eureka CA 95501. Call 443-9747 and ask for Joy Ehlert for more information. Alicia Cox is co-owner of Cox-Rasmussen Marketing and Advertising Inc. in Eureka. |
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