A substantial number of our community’s most vulnerable people regularly experience hunger because they cannot physically access neighborhood food banks and meal programs. This problem is particularly severe among public housing residents for whom age, disability, serious illness and extreme poverty – as well as language and cultural issues – create tremendous barriers to accessing emergency food.

Grocery Delivery, a project of Solid Ground's Partners in Caring program, coordinates weekly grocery deliveries at three Seattle Housing Authority buildings for seniors and people living with disabilities who are at high risk for hunger. The program connects vulnerable and isolated adults with community resources that support basic sustenance and improved health, nutrition and wellness – and can identify and intervene when vulnerable seniors are failing to thrive or experience a decline in health and wellness.