Southwest Messenger - September 23rd, 2018

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Active Lifestyles
A bi-monthly feature celebrating the
wisdom, experience and contributions of our community’s senior citizens
Franklin County helps for Hunger Action Month
Feeding America has declared
September “Hunger Action Month.”
The Franklin County Office on Aging
takes an active role in ensuring that older
adults in Franklin County have access to
the food assistance services they need to
preserve their independence and quality of
life.
Food assistance services are ones that
address the needs of those who are struggling
to either gain access to food or prepare
their meals. Franklin County is a service
rich community that offers a myriad of
services to combat hunger and these services
are a vital resource to older adults
Informed Aging - By Michelle Missler
residing within our community. It is a priority
of the Franklin County Office on
Aging, through the Senior Options program,
to provide both the connection to and
funding for food assistance services such as
home delivered meals and nutritional supplements.
In 2017, Franklin County Senior
Options was able to provide approximately
673,000 home delivered meals as well as
almost 275,000 cans of nutritional supplements
for individuals over the age of 60
residing in Franklin County.
In addition to these programs the
Franklin County Office on Aging also operates
an Information and Referral line for
older adults and their caregivers to connect
individuals to the robust food assistance
programs within Franklin County.
If you or someone you know is in need of
access to a food pantry, congregate meal
site or home delivered or supplemental
meal please do not hesitate to call the
Franklin County Office on Aging at 614-
525-6200.
We are here to help connect you with
services to meet your need.
Michelle Missler is director of the Franklin
County Office on Aging.
club meetings
Alzheimer’s support group
The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders
Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday
of each month at the E.L. Evans Senior
Center beginning at 7 p.m. For more information,
call Paula Taliaferro at 871-4238
or call the Alzheimer’s Association of
Central Ohio at 457-6003.
Parkinson’s support group
The Grove City Parkinson’s support
group meets the third Wednesday of each
month at E.L. Evans Senior Center at 1
p.m. These meetings are open to all who
want to learn more about Parkinson’s disease.