Seniors now make up 20% of those receiving food assistance in the Northland. Your support ensures more than 1.2 million meals for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin seniors each year.
Thanks to you, more than 13,000 are accessing nutritious food from our region’s hunger-relief programs including our Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS).
“I’m so thankful and so much healthier than I was before,” shared Marie, a Duluth senior upon receiving her monthly NAPS box. “I’m one of the people that used to have more money and medical bills just wiped it out. I’m so glad to have this program and bless you people for help like this.”
Food insecurity can be particularly problematic for seniors considering the unique health, economic and nutritional challenges that come with their aging. Fortunately, your support ensures more than 1.2 million meals for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin seniors each year.