Sierra Senior Services

Sierra Senior Services, formerly Truckee Tahoe Seniors Council, is a community-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in July 2001.  The initial purpose of the organization was to coordinate community fund raising to ensure the viability of the senior meals and meals on wheels program.

Did You Know...

•  Sierra Senior Services receives only 27% of it's funding from the government
• The request for Home Delivered Meals in the Truckee /Tahoe area rose by 32% in 2008
• In Truckee 70% of the Home Delivered Meal participants live alone
  
• In Placer County 90% of the meal participants are below the poverty line
• 62% of the meal participants in Nevada Coounty are above the age of 80 
• 88% rely exclusively on Social Security as their only source of income
• 54%of the participants are disabled
• Individuals aged 85 or older is the fastest growing segment of the population