You are invited to attend the

Senior Nutrition Assistance Program Workgroup

WHO: Everyone who is concerned about older adults’ health and nutrition.

WHAT: The Senior Nutrition Assistance Program Workgroup offers an opportunity to meet with representatives from administering agencies for federal and state nutrition programs, including USDA, NYS OTDA, NYS OFA, NYS Ag & Markets, and NYS DOH, advocacy organizations, local departments of Offices for the Aging and Social Services and other providers of services.

WHY: This workgroup provides a regular forum to discuss the issues of hunger and nutrition specific to older adults. It is designed to help advocates, senior providers, state and county senior nutrition program administrators, and other government officials to coordinate outreach efforts and maximize resources among nutrition assistance programs and other state and local projects serving low-income seniors. The workgroup meets to share information so that we can weave together a stronger network of assistance and outreach, to ensure that low-income seniors in our state maintain good nutrition and good health.

WHEN: Every other month, excluding the summer. Each meeting starts at 11am and ends by 2pm. Contact the Nutrition Consortium (see below) to learn the next meeting date!

WHERE:   

Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York

965 Albany Shaker Road

Latham, NY 12110

www.regionalfoodbank.net

HOW:  Just come! You don’t have to come to every meeting, any time you are there is valuable to the other participants, and will be worthwhile to your work.

If you want, you may contact Misha Marvel at 518-436-8757 (x20) or email HungerSR@aol.com and leave your name and email address or FAX number, so we can send you the agenda in advance of the next meeting. You may also view prior agendas.

We hope to see you at our next Senior Nutrition Assistance Program Workgroup!