CLIENT ELIGIBILITY

POLICY REGARDING OUTREACH

Home Delivered Meals - Transportation

ECSC, INC. recognizes the preferred target group for our services consists of eligible persons with the greatest economic and social needs, particularly low-income, minority elderly and others who cannot afford to eat adequately or who lack the knowledge, skills, mobility or motivation to obtain and/or prepare adequate food, as well as those who require transportation services or any other service offered to the Target Group by ECSC, Inc. in conjunction with the NCTCOG-AAA.

Therefore, our emphasis in outreach will be to advise all clients of all services available, as well as contact agencies in our community who have contact with this target group and provide them information on the services we provide.  We also intend to use the local media to give exposure of our services to those that are unaware of them but are in need our assistance.

POLICIES REGARDING ELIGIBLE PERSONS UNDER 60

1. The spouse of an eligible client may receive meals regardless of age or condition.

2. A non-elderly disabled person living with an eligible client may receive a home-delivered meal if receipt of that meal is in the best interest of the homebound older person.

POLICY REGARDING PARTICIPANTS IN HOUSING

Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities and participants of Adult Day Care Centers are not eligible for Title III meals if other federal monies are funding their meals.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Erath County Senior Citizens, Inc. will not refuse Services to any eligible client on the basis of:

1. Race

2. National Origin

3. Religious preference

4. Sex

5. Income 

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