Success Stories

Here you will find promising practices, case studies, success stories, and more from the aging network.

Stories & Spotlights

• Iowa's Restaurant Partnership Program (Oct 2022)
• Hawaii's Lanakila Pacific's Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Partnership to Reach Homebound Seniors (Oct 2022)
• Georgia Provides Older Adults with Virtual Nutrition Care Services (Oct 2022)
• Public Health Solutions Creation of a Virtual Network for Seniors (Oct 2022)
• Texas' Innovative Project to Modernize Congregate Meals (Oct 2022)
• 20 Years & Counting: Connecticut Senior Dine Program's Flexibility and Choice (Jun 2021)
• Sullivan Senior Center's St. Patrick's Day Grab & Go (Mar 2021)
• Georgia's Senior BrushStrokes (Mar 2021)
• Real Service AAA's Social Enterprising Helps via Food Truck & Catering (Nov 2020)
• Piece of the Pie: Making the Business Case for Nutrition Services (Oct 2020)
• Guam Thinks Out of the Box, Delivers Bags of Produce to Older Adults (Aug 2020)
• New York Café Helps Older Adults Stay Well: Takeout Meals with Vouchers (Jul 2020)
• Meals on Wheels People, Inc.'s "The Diner" and Its Social Distancing Pivot (Jul 2020) 
• Iowa Stops Hunger Video Library

Promising Practices

• Business Acumen Example: Jesse Hill Market Initiative
• Meals in Motion: Quick Guide to Food Truck Operation for SNPs
• Nutrition Program Best Practices (requires n4a member access)
• South Carolina's Senior Lunch Bunch: A New Model for Congregate​​​
• Reducing Meal Cost in Maryland

Network Discussions

• Reopening Experiences Network Discussion (YouTube): Four states discuss experiences resuming some in-person activities after COVID-19 closures.