Citrus County gets stimulus money for senior meals
The Citrus County Community Services Department applied for and has received an $85,600 grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its home delivered meals for the homebound and its senior dining program.
The money, referred to as stimulus funds, will be matched by in-kind services on the county’s part.
The grant runs from July to September and will allow the county to expand its senior dining program to low-income seniors at the Marina Del Ray Apartments in Beverly Hills.
Citrus County Community and Recreational Programs Senior Program Supervisor Pat Coles said there are many seniors needing help. “It is a Godsend,” she said of the stimulus grant.
The county has also been granted more than $8 million in stimulus funds for road paving projects and is hoping for more funding in projects that have qualified for possibly being funded.
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