WNCSource (Western Carolina Community Action, Inc.) has served Western North Carolina for 60 years, working to improve lives by creating pathways to self-reliance and healthier living. In Transylvania County — where one in three residents is over the age of 60 — the organization’s Older Adult Services programs are a critical resource for seniors navigating food insecurity, social isolation, and unmet personal care needs.
Current programs include two LunchPlus congregate meal sites (at Silvermont Mansion in Brevard and Quebec Community Center in Lake Toxaway), a Mobile Meals weekday delivery program for rural homebound seniors, shelf-stable meal boxes, liquid nutrition supplements for seniors and medically frail adults, and a personal hygiene supply program. In total, WNCSource serves 168 unduplicated individuals through these programs in Transylvania County — 56% of whom live in rural parts of the county, and most of whom no longer drive. For many homebound clients, the volunteer who delivers their meal is the only person they see or speak with that day.
Lake Toxaway Charities is proud to support WNCSource’s Nutrition with Connection project, which pairs direct nutritional support with a part-time Resource Coordinator who will travel throughout the county to connect LunchPlus participants and homebound seniors with local services, healthcare providers, and community resources. Grant funding will support both supplemental nutrition — including shelf-stable meal boxes and liquid nutrition — and partial staffing for this coordinator role, which WNCSource believes is a service not currently provided by any other organization in Transylvania County.
WNCSource partners with more than 60 nonprofit, healthcare, civic, faith-based, and government organizations, and coordinates with Transylvania Transportation to ensure seniors can access congregate meal sites.
