Volunteers stepped-up Tuesday making sure some Vermilion County residents have enough to eat. CRIS Healthy Aging Center CEO Amy Brown says over 300 seniors received deliveries of supplemental meal packs…
{‘’This particular batch is being delivered specifically to our Meals on Wheels clients, so that they can get an extra stock-up. And its food outside of their actual daily meal that we serve,’’ said Brown. ‘’So it helps supplement other meals that they have because it’s more difficult for them to get out and do grocery shopping and that sort of thing. Our future meals we hope to open that up to a larger group.’’}
So where did the CRIS Healthy Aging Center get all that food?
{When this all started we knew right up front that this was probably going to climb into a crisis, so we went ahead and ordered the food up front. In fact, we can no longer get more emergency food packs at this time,’’ said Brown. ‘’However, FEMA is stepping in and they will start a delivery to us as early as next week. So we will have more coming in through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).’’}
(Vehicles arrive at Danville High School to get free food for District 118 students Tuesday.)
As the CRIS distribution was taking place another group across town was passing out food for all students in Danville School District 118. Cars lined North Jackson Street in the area of Danville High School to get the food. Teachers and other District 118 personnel practiced social distancing as they handed out the food.
