Home Delivered Meals Heated Bags Sustainability Program

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services' (AAS) Home-Delivered Meals (HDM) program older adults maintain nutrition and independence by providing hot meals delivered to their homes on a scheduled basis. AAS' Home-Delivered Meal program delivers over 1,400 meals regularly by utilizing paid employee drivers and volunteer teams to deliver to clients within the Salt Lake Valley. While paid staff drive fleet trucks designed to keep meals warm, volunteers who deliver meals rely upon heated, insulated bags provided by the program. AAS' HDM program has begun to refurbish rather than replace these bags through a cooperative partnership, ultimately reducing costs and waste.