Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 06 24

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Brooks Cafe 2022-Total meals served: 18,661; Congregate: 4,488 meals; Grab n Go: 13,647 meals. Marshall Fire response: 526 Community meals. 2023-Total meals served: 15,307; Congregate: 5,330 meals; Grab n Go: 9,977 meals 2024- Brooks Cafe transitioned to Indoor Dining only (Congregate) on January 1, 2024. Jan -April: 3,410 Congregate meals served. With funds from the Boulder County through S13290, we were able to purchase outdoor tables and chairs which are used by lunch participants in the summer, outside of the Brooks Room. We have continued to do outreach to various drop -in groups to invite them to enjoy lunch as a group and have plans to continue to do so throughout the year. We send out monthly emails to over 225 lunch participants which include the menu and activity calendar for senior services. We developed a Focus Group in 2023 to obtain ideas of how to improve the meal site and how to attract more participants. We sent "We Miss You" emails & cards to 140 participants who hadn't been to lunch for two months or more. An annual survey is distributed to participants. We gather feedback and ideas from the survey to enhance and improve the program. We introduced the Social Engagement Leader position. This is a volunteer position, they socialize with guests, encourage them to participate in either indoor tabletop games or outdoor games. Due to participant requests, we increased Bingo to twice a month during lunch. We have increased entertainment at lunch to 3-5 times per month during lunch. We continue to receive grant funding through Boulder County and Nourish Colorado to offer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares to our lunch participants. We receive about 10 shares of fresh vegetables each week from mid -June through October. In 2022, we distributed produce to 50 households and to 52 households in 2023. This upcoming summer, we expect to receive 8.5 shares each week and will distribute this produce to around 50 households. The Brooks Cafe relies on the kindness of numerous volunteers to operate the meal site program. We have anywhere from 12 to 23 volunteers in our volunteer pool. Silver Sneakers°, Renew Active® Currently the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center accepts Silver Sneakers' and Renew Active by United Healthcare° for fitness memberships. These programs operate on a per visit and/or monthly reimbursement rate. Resources The Community Resource Coordinator in Senior Services assists Older Adults with information and referrals for things they need. Resources shared in the past years include housing information, food resources, mental health resources, financial resources, tax help and Legal resources. We also offer the