MEET NUTRITION & SERVICES FOR SENIORS (NSS):
Dedicated to providing innovative, effective programs that assist older adults in leading quality lives while maintaining dignity and independence.
Quick Facts:
- Nutrition & Services for Seniors (NSS) was established in 1983, and is the largest, most stable resource for home delivered meals to seniors in Southeast Texas, nationally recognized by Meals on Wheel America as the Meals on Wheels provider for Jefferson and Hardin counties in Texas.
- All meals served meet 1/3 of the required daily allowances (RDA) for older adults and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- The Collaborative Innovations for Community Health grant in connection with It’s Time Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas allows NSS to provide over 6,000 meals to homebound clients in critical need of life-saving food and friendship.
- Meals are delivered daily, Monday-Friday, and NSS provides nearly 1,800 homebound elderly and disabled residents of Jefferson and Hardin counties with nutritious meals required for independent living.
The Project
Nutrition and Services for Seniors (NSS) is a non-profit entity established in 1983, and is the largest, most stable resource for home delivered meals to seniors in Southeast Texas. The noon meal offered to clients form the foundation upon which NSS builds all programs and services. Without NSS assistance, thousands of homebound elderlies and disabled would find themselves removed from their homes and placed in nursing facilities long before it is wanted or necessary. NSS provides Meals on Wheels services for an entire year, which is roughly the same cost as spending ten days in a nursing home or just one day in a hospital. The overall goal is to honor a “whole-life enhancement” philosophy by providing home delivered meals, congregate meals, transportation, pet food assistance, emergency response systems, fresh produce and nutrition education, information for referrals, and tools that help elderly peoples while allowing them to keep their independence.
With a network of more than 200 volunteers, corporate sponsors and loyal donors, NSS brings food and friendship to a population that is often overlooked, neglected, or simply forgotten. Meals are delivered daily, Monday-Friday, and NSS provides nearly 1,800 homebound elderly and disabled residents of Jefferson and Hardin counties with nutritious meals required for independent living. To qualify for home delivered meals, a person must be 60 years or older or a disabled adult. Other criteria include being unable to prepare meals due to a reason of illness, disability, or frailty. All meals served meet 1/3 of the required daily allowances (RDA) for older adults and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
“The funds from It’s Time Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas are critical during this very uncertain time, as they support our home delivered meals program that offers much-needed nutrition and comfort to a population that is often overlooked, neglected, and simply forgotten. Your support of our mission truly ensures that the homebound elderly and disabled adults in our community can remain living independently, at home, but not alone.”
- Kayla White, Program Development Coordinator
The Major Impact
The Heart
An interview with:
Kayla White, the Program Development Coordinator at Nutrition & Services for Seniors.While doing your work, can you think of a time you’ve had an “Aha” moment?