Senior Center sees growth in Meals on Wheels program

Director shares concerns over food cost increases

  • Aurora Senior Center volunteer Pat Phillips (left) hands a hot meal to Bob Dudley last week at the center’s meal drive-thru.
    Aurora Senior Center volunteer Pat Phillips (left) hands a hot meal to Bob Dudley last week at the center’s meal drive-thru.
The welcoming warmth of a home-cooked meal is something universally cherished and it’s served up frequently through the Hamilton County Senior Center.  Welcoming in the new year, staff at the senior center report steady participation in their Meals on Wheels, drive-thru delivery and in-person meals. However, this comes as a two-sided coin. “Our biggest problem is inflation,” said senior…

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