Catholic Charities Senior Dining to Provide Frozen Meal Pickup at Six Locations in August

Catholic Charities Senior Dining is piloting the Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project, with meals being made available in a variety of locations across Central Minnesota in August, including Avon, Cold Spring, Melrose, Rush City, Sauk Centre and St. Cloud.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Catholic Charities Senior Dining recognizes now more than ever that seniors need access to easy-to-prepare, healthy food options. These healthy and nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors, and are packaged in oven-safe containers that are easy to heat and eat in both conventional and microwave ovens. Meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per calendar month. Participants must be 60 years of age and older to be eligible, and all clients must complete an annual registration form. There is no cost to participate; however, donations will be accepted.

Catholic Charities Senior Dining sites have been providing seniors with food during the COVID-19 pandemic with modified quarantine practices. Recognizing that seniors who live in rural communities have limited opportunities for food support, Catholic Charities Senior Dining is partnering with several Central Minnesota Credit Union branches to offer our frozen meals to pick up in a no-contact, drive-through format.

Catholic Charities Senior Dining, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors 60 and older in Central Minnesota for more than 55 years. The program currently has senior dining sites located across nine counties throughout the Central Minnesota region, offering meals for takeout, pickup and home delivery.

The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project is currently scheduled at the following locations:

• Central Minnesota Credit Union, Cold Spring: Friday, August 21, 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Learn more.
• Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf, St. Cloud: Tuesday, August 25, 1 pm to 3 pm. Learn more.
• Rush City Food Shelf with Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Distribution: Tuesday, August 25, 3 pm to 5 pm. Learn more.
  
• Central Minnesota Credit Union, Avon: Wednesday, August 26, 9 am to 10:30 am. Learn more.
• Central Minnesota Credit Union, Melrose: Friday, August 28, 12:30 pm to 2 pm. Learn more.
• Central Minnesota Credit Union, Sauk Centre: Friday, August 28, 2:30 pm to 4 pm. Learn more.

To see a list of Catholic Charities Senior Dining site locations by county, visit the Senior Dining section at ccstcloud.org/program-status.