Congregate and Home Delivered Nutrition Services

2026-11-03

1 . 1 To promote the general health and well - being of aging adults by : 1 . 1 . 1 reducing hunger , food insecurity , and malnutrition ; 1 . 1 . 2 promoting socialization ; 1 . 1 . 3 providing at least one hot or other appropriate meal per day to participants , at least five days per week , to the maximum extent possible ; 1 . 1 . 3 . 1 congregate or grab - and - go participants are limited to 1 meal per mealtime per day ( i . e . a grab - and - go participant may not pick up 3 bulk lunches to go , but may pick up 1 lunch and return that same day to pick up 1 dinner ). 1 . 1 . 4 delaying the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary behavior ; and 1 . 1 . 5 assisting in gaining access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services via the Division of Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities ( DSAAPD )’ s Aging and Disability Resource Center ( ADRC ). 2 . 0 SERVICE AREA 2 . 1 Services are to be made available to all eligible residents of the State of Delaware . 2 . 1 . 1 Eligibility requirements can be found in Section 7 . 0 . 3 . 0 SERVICE LOCATION 3 . 1 Congregate Nutrition . 3 . 1 . 1 Services are to be made available at Provider Nutrition Sites which include but are not limited to senior centers , faith - based locations , schools , community centers , and other private facilities under the supervision of the Provider . 3 . 1 . 1 . 1 Provider Nutrition Sites will be open at least five ( 5 ) days a week unless otherwise approved by DSAAPD . 3 . 2 Home - Delivered Nutrition . 3 . 2 . 1 Services are to be made available at the home ( s ) of eligible homebound persons residing in the State of Delaware . 4 . 0 SERVICE CONFLICT OF INTEREST 4 . 1 To eliminate any potential conflicts of interest , Providers are required to abide by the “ Nutrition Program Service Specifications ” and all of its contents , including the exclusive utilization of its attachments for eligibility screening and data collection / reporting purposes . 4 . 1 . 1 DSAAPD reserves the right to request access to any Nutrition Program - related documentation for purposes of compliance auditing and monitoring to ensure successful service delivery in accordance with relative state and federal standards and requirements

Delaware

2026-03-27