About
Senior Nutrition provides hot and nutritious meals to adults who are ages 60 and over in the community, as well as some individuals with disabilities under the age of 60 depending on the site. Please verify eligibility criteria with each site.
We provide hot and nutritious meals at all of our dining sites and also over 35 different frozen meals at all of our “Traditional” dining sites. Frozen meals are not available at our “Ethnic” sites because the meals come from small, local, culturally authentic restaurants. In other words, we have frozen meals available at all sites unless they serve an ethnic meal from a local restaurant that does not have the capability to provide frozen meals.
Eligibility
Ages served
60+
Genders served
All genders
Payments accepted
Waiver; Donations accepted; No one is ever denied due to inability to pay
Referral needed?
No
Accessing Healthy Food
Addressing Hunger and Food Insecurity
Ensure older adults have a daily meal
Good nutrition is the foundation for healthy minds and bodies. Our Senior Nutrition services provide full, nutritionally balanced meals to older adults in their homes and communities. Meals are served hot and in a sit-down style lunch where older adults can stay connected to each other and their communities.
Each community is unique and may have specific dietary needs or preferences. Our menus are crafted with respect to the unique cultural and religious dietary needs of the communities we serve.
Dining Locations
Anoka Senior Center
1500 6th Avenue South
Anoka, MN 55303
United States
Phone
763-427-6646
Hours
Tuesday – Friday
Cedar-Riverside Highrise
630 Cedar Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
United States
Phone
952-945-4156
Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays (Somali dining)
Centro
1915 Chicago Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
Phone
612-874-1412
Hours
Monday – Friday
Notes
Latino dining every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Charles Horn Terrace
3110 Blaisdell Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
United States
Phone
612-822-1367
Hours
Monday – Thursday
Notes
Somali meals on Mondays
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Crystal Community Center
4800 Douglas Drive North
Crystal, MN 55429
United States
Phone
763-531-1183
Hours
Monday - Friday
Ebenezer Park Apartments
2700 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
United States
Phone
612-879-2290
Hours
Monday - Friday
Franklin Highrise
2728 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
United States
Phone
612-269-8462
Hours
Monday
Notes
Ethiopian meals
Hamilton Manor
1314 44th Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55412
United States
Phone
612-521-2735
Hours
Monday - Thursday
Notes
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Jewish Community Center
4330 Cedar Lake Road
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
United States
Phone
952-381-3466
Hours
Monday – Friday
Notes
Kosher dining on Thursday
Lao Advancement of America
2648 West Broadway
Minneapolis, MN 55411
United States
Phone
612-302-9154
Hours
Monday – Friday
Notes
Laotian meals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Mary Ann Young Senior Center
9150 Central Avenue NE
Blaine, MN 55434
United States
Phone
763-780-4318
Hours
Monday - Friday
Nicollet Towers
1350 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
United States
Phone
612-871-6791
Hours
Monday - Thursday
Notes
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Parkview Villa Highrise
965 40th Avenue NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
United States
Phone
763-789-4998
Hours
Monday - Thursday
Notes
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Richfield Community Center
7000 Nicollet Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
United States
Phone
612-869-6663
Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Seniors Place
1801 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis , MN 55418
United States
Phone
612-789-3904
Hours
Monday - Thursday
Notes
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Trinity Apartments
2800 East 31st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
United States
Phone
612-721-4535
Hours
Monday - Friday
Yorktown Continental Apartments
7151 York Avenue South
Edina, MN 55435
United States
Phone
952-893-1448
Hours
Monday - Thursday
Notes
Bag lunch for Friday available on Thursday
Funders
Commonly Asked Questions
People who are ages 60 and over are eligible for meals, as well as some individuals with disabilities under the age of 60 depending on the site. Please verify eligibility criteria with each site.
Please contact the specific site where you would like to dine three days prior to the day you wish to attend.
We ask that participants contribute $5 per meal as their finances allow. This helps offset the cost of the meal. All donations are confidential.
If a participant cannot contribute $5 per meal, they are encouraged to discuss their situation with the site coordinator to make other arrangements. No one is denied a meal due to inability to pay.
Yes. If you wish to participate, you must register as a senior diner. It is required by Trellis to register each diner on an annual basis.
All registration information is protected by HIPAA and kept confidential. Registration information will never be used for another purpose.
Menus are available at each dining site. Individuals may also request a menu by calling the specific site or the main Senior Nutrition phone number at 952-945-4156.
Individuals may contact their nearest dining location to make a request. For more information, please call 952-945-4156.
Our Daily Bread
The pandemic and civil unrest created food and nutrition crises for many people living in our communities. When some organizations were shutting down their services because of COVID, Senior Nutrition staff knew their work was lifesaving and even shifted some of their services toward the community residents who were most vulnerable in the face of the pandemic- older adults and people with disabilities.
We started serving one 85-year-old man when the meal service at another community organization closed because of COVID-19. He suffers from chronic bronchitis and can barely reach down to pick up his meals. He doesn’t have much money so the meals from Senior Nutrition make his food dollars go farther. Just as importantly, staff connect with him when they deliver meals and can make sure he’s okay.
“There are a lot of organizations out there providing food,” Senior Nutrition Manager Nancy Christianson notes. “But there’s also a lot of need. Some people are falling through the cracks.” Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin is working hard to shore up these cracks and make sure as many older adults as possible have a daily, nutritious meal.
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