Wessington Springs Senior Meals Program Looks to Community for Support

Local effort of about $1,565 per month needed to sustain Wessington Springs senior meal program

  • Marla Ness prepares food at the Wessington Springs Senior Community Center, where reduced services and funding challenges have impacted both meal offerings and staff hours. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
    Marla Ness prepares food at the Wessington Springs Senior Community Center, where reduced services and funding challenges have impacted both meal offerings and staff hours. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
    Members of the Wessington Springs Senior Community Center board met Monday, March 9, with Rural Office of Community Services (ROCS) CEO Angela Waldner to discuss the financial challenges facing the local senior meal program and what it will take to restore Friday hot meals.Currently, the center offers hot meals Monday through Thursday and only grab-andgo cold lunches on Fridays. The chan...

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