Currently, in Orleans parish there are 10,667 Older Americans that are Food insecure, meaning they do not have access to healthy food on a regular basis. Of this number, 4,174 also have very low food security, meaning they are skipping meals to cover other basic needs such as medicine and / or housing.
The metropolitan area of New Orleans, has risen to first in the nation from being the third in the nation for the largest population of seniors living in poverty. According to the New Orleans Data Center's Neighborhood Profiles Data Tables 34,828 households in New Orleans have a senior living in poverty.
New Orleans Council on Aging:
On a daily basis the NOCOA serves over 2,000 older adults in Orleans Parish:
435 homebound seniors receive meals delivered by a driver which is often the only socialization many of them receive.
345 receive their meals at senior centers, senior housing facilities, or other congregate sites.
Each meal costs the NOCOA $6.95
123 older adults receive services from the Homemaker Program which provides light home maintenance tasks such as housekeeping, laundry, and other chores essential to helping the elder