| Jurisdiction Name: | Cumberland County |
| State/Province: | ME |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 288,204 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | program |
| Year: | 2015 |
| GFC Topic: | community food security |
| Keywords: | food access, food security, food support programs, healthy food, healthy food access, nutrition, seniors |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cumberland County |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Southern Maine Agency on Aging |
| Support Entity(s): | Meals on Wheels America |
| Funding Amount: | $10,000 |
| Funding Sources: | Cumberland County Community Development Block Grant Program |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Allocates grant funds to provide homebound older adults in the City of South Portland with up to five meals per week, typically delivered frozen, two days per week; the Agency also provides “wellness checks” and “friendly visits” to program participants; program was re-approved for funding from the same source in the 2016-2020 Action Plan for Cumberland County Community Development Department. An estimated 150 clients and 12,570 home-delivered meals were served in 2015-16. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
