James River Senior Center Offers Daily Nutritious Meals, Deliveries Across Stutsman County

The James River Senior Center continues to provide hot, nutritious meals across Stutsman County, serving diners at Center I, Gardenette, James House in Jamestown and the Streeter Senior Center in Streeter. The program offers on-site meals five days per week and home delivery and frozen options for older adults who cannot travel.

Center I serves meals at noon Monday through Friday. At the other Jamestown sites meals are served Monday through Friday, with serving times of 11:30 a.m. at Gardenette and 11 a.m. at James House. Streeter Senior Center also receives the hot meal service; residents should call to confirm local serving arrangements. All meals are designed for people 60 years and older and provide at least one-third of daily nutritional requirements.

A suggested donation of $4 is requested for diners 60 and older; people under 60 pay $7.32 per meal. Reservations should be made at least one day in advance by calling 252-2882. Home Delivered Meals are available five days per week for Jamestown residents over 60 who qualify as homebound, and frozen meals can be provided to people over 60 anywhere in Stutsman County. Transportation and outreach support are available through James River Transit at 252-7888.

The menu for the week of Jan. 26 highlighted balanced, familiar dishes aimed at senior palates and nutrition targets. Monday featured Chicken Kiev with mashed potatoes, peas and mandarin oranges. Tuesday offered ham with a small baked potato, five-way vegetable and fruit cocktail. Wednesday’s meal was Swedish meatballs in gravy with mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots and apple crisp with topping. Thursday served cheese ravioli with sauce, corn, diced pears and garlic bread. Friday’s entrée was lasagna with green beans, salad with dressing and diced peaches.

For Stutsman County residents, the program reduces the daily burden of meal planning and grocery shopping for older adults and their caregivers, and it helps address food insecurity among a population on fixed incomes. The $4 suggested donation signals a subsidized model that lowers out-of-pocket cost for seniors while keeping the program financially sustainable for providers. Home delivery and frozen-meal options extend those benefits to homebound residents and those living outside Jamestown.

Local officials and service providers can use the program’s weekday cadence and predictable menu to coordinate transportation and outreach, targeting seniors most at risk of isolation or poor nutrition. Residents seeking meals, deliveries or transit assistance should call James River meal reservations at 252-2882 or James River Transit at 252-7888. Continued participation and community support will determine how the center expands services in the months ahead and how it meets growing demand among Stutsman County’s older population.