To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a revenue agreement with Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc., to accept funds up to $2,331,356 for the use of supporting the Employment and Human Services Department Area Agency on Aging Senior Nutrition Program for home delivered meals for older adults for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funded by Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.; all of which is budgeted in FY 26-27.
BACKGROUND:
The Agency on Aging (AAA), a division of the Employment and Human Services Department’s Aging & Adult Services Bureau, administers a senior nutrition program that provides home delivered and congregate meals for older adults. The AAA provides funding to community-based partners that assess clients, produce, and deliver meals. Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc. (MOWCC) is a nonprofit agency established in 1990 that raises funds to support the meal program. MOWCC has a long history of providing financial support to the program.
On October 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Consent Item C.49., authorizing MOWCC to enter into a cooperative agreement with the AAA to provide funding directly to the AAA for the Senior Nutrition Program.
For fiscal year 26-27, MOWCC will provide revenue directly to AAA in order to contribute to the cost of the meals. MOWCC’s contribution of $2,331,356 will enable the purchase of 364,274 nutritious meals for home-bound seniors who are significantly limited in their ability to acquire meals on their own.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to provide meals to vulnerable older adults.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports one of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".