60岁以上可申请：加州长者营养餐有社区堂食和送餐上门两种
在加利福尼亚州，年满60岁的长者可以通过「加州长者营养餐计划」获得营养餐食。这个计划由联邦社区生活管理局出资、各州执行，加州一端由加州老龄事务厅通过各地老龄服务机构网络落地，分两种形式：到社区站点与大家一起吃的集体用餐，以及给行动不便者送到家里的送餐上门。
集体用餐的资格是：年满60岁；或参加者的配偶（不限年龄）；或与参加长者同住、陪同用餐的残障人士。每份餐食按《美国人膳食指南》配制，至少提供每日膳食参考摄入量的三分之一，站点还提供营养教育和营养风险筛查，部分地区有营养咨询。用餐也是社交机会，计划目标之一就是减少饥饿与营养不良的同时，让长者结识朋友、建立支持网络。
送餐上门面向年满60岁、因疾病或残障体弱居家、或处于孤立状态的长者，其配偶和同住的残障人士也可参加。计划要求每周至少送5餐，送餐员或志愿者上门时还会做健康关照、减少独居长者的孤立感，并把他们与其它支持服务连接起来，帮助长者在自己家里独立生活。有需要的家庭可联系所在县的老龄服务机构（Area Agency on Aging）咨询报名。（来源：加州老龄事务厅）
For Californians 60 and Older: Senior Nutrition Program Offers Group Meals and Home Delivery
In California, adults aged 60 and older can receive nutritious meals through the Older Californians Nutrition Program. The program is funded federally through the Administration for Community Living and administered in the state by the California Department of Aging through the network of Area Agencies on Aging, in two forms: congregate meals eaten in a group setting, and home-delivered meals for those who cannot get out.
Eligibility for congregate meals covers adults 60 or older, a participating older adult's spouse regardless of age, and a person with a disability who lives at a meal site or lives with and accompanies a participating older adult. Each meal follows the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and provides at least one-third of the Dietary Reference Intakes, with nutrition education and risk screening and, in some areas, counseling. The group setting is also deliberate: the program aims to reduce hunger and malnutrition while giving older adults chances to socialize and build support networks.
Home-delivered meals serve adults 60 or older who are frail or homebound due to illness or disability, or otherwise isolated, along with their spouses and people with disabilities living with them. The program provides at least five meals a week, and the staff or volunteers who deliver them also make wellness checks, reduce social isolation and connect participants to other supportive services so they can remain independent at home. Families can contact their county Area Agency on Aging to ask about enrollment. (Source: California Department of Aging)
来源：加州老龄事务厅
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