News Release
Moreno Valley Creates New Senior Meal Delivery Program
Qualifying Seniors to Receive Two MoVal Restaurant Meals Daily
For immediate release: May 11 2020
Modifying an initiative announced by Governor Newsom recently, the City of Moreno Valley has created a new meal delivery program to help protect senior residents, the population most at risk from coronavirus.
MoVal Senior Eats, which begins accepting applications today, May 11, will deliver two nutritious restaurant meals a day to 150 qualifying Moreno Valley seniors, five days a week for the next two months. This program has the added benefit of providing critically needed business for local MoVal restaurants struggling to stay afloat during the crisis. Deliveries are set to begin Monday, May 18.
The program, a modified version of California's first-in-the-nation Great Plates Delivered program, is funded through a federal/state/local partnership in which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pays 75% of the cost, the state pays 18.75% and the City is responsible for the remaining 6.25%.
"The more we can protect seniors from potential exposure to coronavirus right now, the better," explained Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez, Mayor of Moreno Valley. "The Senior Eats program is good for seniors and good for the local economy."
Interested seniors and restaurant owners should visit MoVal Senior Eats online at moval.org/senioreats; seniors can also call the Senior Eats hotline at 951-413-3775 to learn more about eligibility
Moreno Valley Establece Un Programa Nuevo de
Entrega de Comidas Para Personas Mayores
Personas Mayores Que Califican Podrán Recibir Dos Comidas Diarias
de Restaurantes en MoVal
Modificando una iniciativa anunciada recientemente por el Gobernador Newsom, la Ciudad de Moreno Valley ha creado un nuevo programa de entrega de comidas para ayudar a proteger a los residentes mayores, la población con mayor riesgo de coronavirus.
MoVal Senior Eats, que comienza a aceptar solicitudes hoy, 11 de mayo, entregará dos comidas nutritivas por día de restaurantes a 150 personas mayores calificadas de Moreno Valley, cinco días a la semana durante los próximos dos meses. Este programa tiene el beneficio adicional de proporcionar negocios críticos para los restaurantes locales de MoVal que luchan por mantenerse a flote durante la crisis. Las entregas comenzarán el lunes 18 de mayo.
El programa, es una versión modificada del programa Great Plates Delivered de California que fue el primero de la nación, se financia a través de una asociación federal / estatal / local en la que la Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) paga el 75% del costo, el Estado paga 18.75% y la Ciudad es responsable por el 6.25% restante.
"Cuanto más podamos proteger a las personas mayores contra la posibilidad de exposición al coronavirus en este momento, aun mejor," explicó el Dr. Yxstian Gutiérrez, Alcalde de Moreno Valley. "El programa Senior Eats es bueno para las personas mayores y bueno para la economía local."
Las personas mayores interesadas y los propietarios de restaurantes interesados deben visitar MoVal Senior Eats en línea en moval.org/senioreats; las personas mayores también pueden llamar a la línea directa Senior Eats al 951-413-3775 para obtener más información sobre el criterio de elegibilidad
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