Kiowa AOA Nutrition Services

Congregate meals and home-delivered meals for qualified elders, funded under Title VI Part A by the Administration for Community Living. Meals are served Monday through Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.; the program is closed Friday through Sunday. Participation has grown to an average of almost 200 meals daily. Effective March 15, 2024 the AOA no longer caters meals.

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Operated byTribal

Who qualifies

Any enrolled tribal citizen

A qualified elder participant must be 60 years of age or older and a member of any federally recognized tribe — not Kiowa citizens only — and must reside within the AOA service area. Non-Indian spouses married to a qualified elder participant may also participate, as may spouses aged 59 or younger whose spouse is a qualified participant. Handicapped individuals residing with a qualified elder participant may participate; the department page limits that to people 59 or younger while the program's own "Who Can Qualify for Kiowa AOA Services" flyer says handicapped of any age, so confirm with the office. Caregivers who reside with or assist handicapped elders may also qualify. Handicapped elders must provide documentation verifying their disability. All services depend on funding availability.

How to apply

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The page publishes no application form. Call the AOA at 405-901-9231 or email AOA@kiowatribe.org to enroll as a qualified elder participant and to arrange congregate or home-delivered meals. Handicapped elders must provide documentation verifying their disability. Mailing address: PO Box 369, Carnegie, OK 73015.

Where it's available

The AOA service area is described by landmarks rather than counties and cannot be mapped to a county list: it "extends from 5 miles east of Carnegie, Oklahoma, with the Botone Church as our eastern boundary, stretching southward to Meers, Oklahoma. The western edge of the Kiowa AOA Service area is the Kiowa County line and North to the northern edge of the Caddo county line." The program states that services are restricted to elders who reside within it.