2021-601-E-Aging-Meals on Wheels of Orange Count

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DocuSign Envelope ID:4F676C90-21 E4-4097-A8AC-0087D34EB01 3 Community Impact Award If you are applying for the Town of Chapel Hill's Community Impact Award, please provide responses to the questions below. All other applicants, please skip these questions. (Responses should not exceed 100 words per question) 1. Please describe the impact the proposed programs will have on the target population. Please include specific quantitative and qualitative data in your response. In 2020, MOWOCNC increased meal distribution by 39%, distributing over 17,000 more meals, with a significant increase in Chapel Hill residents served. The award will help sustain this level of service. Delivery of healthy meals accompanied by friendly check-ins, help improve health, alleviate hunger and reduce isolation. Studies show that MOW recipients (average after 30, 90 & 120 days) have reduced emergency room visits (20%), hospitalization rates (36%) and nursing home usage (30%). Moreover, they report healthier eating, improvement in mental health, and reductions in the rate of falls, feeings of isolation and loneliness, and anxiety about aging at home. 2. What methods/tools will your organization use to evaluate the proposed program's effectiveness? Please include specific examples, such as a logic model. Inputs: Staff, Volunteers, Supplies, Equipment, Partnerships, Funding Outputs: Meals delivered, human connections, referrals. Outcomes: Maintain increased service to recipients. Reduced food insecurity. Reduced isolation/social isolation. Sustained ability to age in place. Evaluation:January 2021 new recipient survey will be launched that includes both food insecurity and social isolation and loneliness scales. This data will be compared against recipient intake questions as well as national Meals on Wheels data to evaluate the effectiveness of our program. Moreover, qualitative data collected from recipient interactions and conversations with staff or volunteers are captured, tracked and will be analyzed in conjunction with survey data. 3. Please briefly describe how your proposed programs aligns with evidence-based approaches to addressing human service need(s). The core of our service is the delivery of consistent, nutritious meals and friendly check-ins. Access to good nutrition is critical as older adults are often at risk of malnutrition given the biological, social, economic and functional challenges that often accompany aging and limit a senior's ability to acquire, prepare and consume nutritious foods. Research suggests that receiving MOW services reduces food insecurity rates by up to 28%. Moreover, MOW recipients report feeling less isolated, less anxious about aging in place and more secure in Program information Pa g e 14 of 2 2