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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment #24 (Sierra Senior Services)" { serviccs Sferr�� Se��a��Y1 { 7 2012 Nora -Profit of the Year October 29, 2013 Denyelle Nishimori 10183 Truckee Airport RD Truckee, Ca 96161 RE: Truckee Community Building Dear Planning Division Members, Sierra Senior Services, established in 2002, brings food and friendship to over 450 seniors living in North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities who otherwise would remain isolated and hungry. Our community dining room and local Meals On Wheels program provides an unduplicated service in our community. During the past FY alone, our meal program has increased by over 1,000 meals -- providing 25,340 meals to feed homebound seniors with medical complications. Currently 90% of our referrals come directly from the medical community. Most of the program participants are over the age of 75. A recent study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the senior population consists of approximately 20% of the entire population in the North Lake Tahoe Area. For many of the seniors we serve our meal program is their only personal interaction on a regular basis. For the past 10 years CATT has been an advocate of Sierra Senior Services by offering financial support and hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser annually in our community dining room. CATT has also supported many other nonprofits throughout the years. It is particularly imperative now that nonprofits continue to collaborate and share resources that ensure cost effectiveness while serving members of the community as financial constraints become increasingly challenging. The currently identified nonprofit office parcel site is an ideal location for our agency. It is very close to our current facility so participants will not have to travel a great distance to utilize the community dining room. We serve meals Monday - Friday at noon to anyone in the community. Having the new building on a major road will offer greater visibility for all services and everyone will have access to the public transportation system. For our agency this location offers the volunteer drivers easy access to begin the routes when delivering the meals. SSS is looking forward to cohabiting and working together with CATT and the other nonprofit agencies since we are outgrowing our current facility. Sincerely, ��)L06?J ��/���� Sarah Deardorff Jim Dykstra Executive Director Board Chairman Sierra Senior Services " 10040 Estates Drive " P.O. Box 4152 " Truckee, CA " 96160 (530) 550 -7600 " www.sierraseniors.org