Senior Feeding Sites, 2023

The Florida Department of Elder Affairs, through the Area Agencies on Aging, administers state and federally funded meal and nutrition education programs with outreach services. Approximately 425 congregate sites in Florida serve thousands of meals daily. The Congregate Meal Site Program provides nutritionally balanced meals, nutrition education, and nutrition risk screening for Floridians aged 60 years and older and their spouses, and encourages socialization and better health through disease prevention and health promotion programs. In addition, nutrition counseling may be available in some areas. The served meals meet nutritional standards by incorporating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and providing a minimum of one-third of the Dietary Reference Intakes.