In addition to meal programs, commissioners said they are expanding educational and support services for seniors, including tax assistance, digital literacy training and fraud prevention efforts. Designed by Magnific

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) – Senior meal and activity programs are expanding across Yuba County as more older adults seek transportation assistance, social connection and access to support services.

Representatives from the Yuba County Commission on Aging told the Board of Supervisors on May 26 that participation continues to grow at “Seniors on the Go” programs operating in Oregon House, Marysville and Olivehurst.

Commission Chair Margaret Fowler said the commission works in an advisory role to the Board of Supervisors on issues affecting older adults and collaborates with organizations including Meals on Wheels, Health and Human Services, Area 4 Agency on Aging and community nonprofit groups.

Fowler said many seniors in Yuba County continue to face challenges including transportation barriers, limited access to services and social isolation.

“About one in four older adults lives alone,” Fowler told the board while discussing the importance of community programs.

Fowler also discussed the “Seniors on the Go” program operating through the Yuba Foothills Agricultural Communities Association at the Alcouffe Community Center in Oregon House. Launched in 2022, the site now averages about 100 seniors each month and has served more than 400 older adults through meals, activities, technology support and connections to community resources, she said.

Vice Chair Marie Vu said a second site launched in Marysville in 2025 at the Tri-County Community Center has already doubled attendance and now serves approximately 60 seniors each month. Hundreds of meals have also been distributed through the program, she said.

Vu also announced the launch of a third “Seniors on the Go” site in Olivehurst earlier this year at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on Power Line Road. The location is already serving more than 50 seniors each month and recently secured private funding expected to support operations through 2026.

In addition to meal programs, commissioners said they are expanding educational and support services for seniors, including tax assistance, digital literacy training and fraud prevention efforts in partnership with the Yuba County Recorder’s Office.

Supervisor Seth House praised the programs and encouraged organizers to continue pursuing county discretionary funding opportunities to help expand services throughout Yuba County.