Senior residents of Falcon, Peyton and Calhan are now able to receive meals from Silver Key Senior Services once a week at the High Plains Library in Falcon and the Calhan Library.Silver Key provides a variety of services for seniors, including health and wellness services, transportation, meals on wheels and affordable senior housing from their location at 16255 S. Murray Blvd. in Colorado Springs. They have now started serving clients in eastern El Paso County on a limited basis, but that service could expand.ìWe really want to be a blessing to the community,î said Derek Wilson, chief strategy officer for Silver Key, as he announced the Oct. 16 opening of pop-up service extension sites in Falcon and Calhan. ìThere is a need out there,î he said. Wilson said the sites will allow Silver Key to enhance and amplify their services. Initially, the two sites will only offer a five-pack of ìgrab ‘n goî frozen meals. Those meals will be available on Tuesdays, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the High Plains Library at 7035 Old Meridian Road in Falcon and the Calhan Library at 600 Bank St. For seniors 62 and older, there is no charge. For persons age 60 and 61, the cost will be subsidized based on their incomes.There are three ways to sign up for the food program: contact a librarian at either the Falcon or Calhan libraries; call Silver Key at 719-884-2300; apply online at https://silverkey.org.Wilson said each client will be interviewed about their needs. If the interviews disclose other significant needs, there is a possibility Silver Key will offer some of the services at the pop-up extension sites now available at their Colorado Springs locations, with the exception of transportation.Roxanne Elfin, senior manager of grants and innovation for Silver Key, said she was pleased with the partnership between the two libraries and Silver Key. She said the combination will allow people to feed both their minds and their bodies. Elfin said the meals include a variety of foods ó all nutritionally balanced. Every three months, their chef changes the menu. In addition to meat and vegetables, the frozen meals, which are similar to TV dinners, are supplemented by milk, fruit, applesauce and cookies. The grab ‘n go meals are provided through a grant from the county. Wilson said all other services are based on funding from other grants, donations and some from foundations.
