Home Delivered Meals
NEI3A offers Home-Delivered Meals (HDM) to homebound individuals who would benefit from receiving nutritionally balanced meals delivered to their doorstep. Each meal is carefully prepared to meet specific nutritional standards and is reviewed and approved by a qualified dietician.
Meal delivery is organized through local caterers across various communities. While daily hot meal delivery isn't always feasible due to logistical constraints like distance and food temperature preservation, prepared meals are reliably delivered to homes throughout NEI3A's service area, covering all 18 counties. Consumers have the flexibility to select their meals from a menu every two weeks.
Congregate Meals
NEI3A continues to support local traditional senior centers when communities are interested. Senior centers provide socialization, activities, nutrition, and a connection to vital community services.
In addition, NEI3A also offers congregate meals through the Iowa Cafe program. Iowa Cafés are an innovative approach to providing socialization and nutrition through a contract with local restaurants to provide meals. Below is a complete listing of congregate meal site locations.
April's Downtown Diner (Iowa Cafe Program)
118 N. Franklin Street - Manchester
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - Closed Wednesdays.
Click here for information to sign up.
Bellevue Community Center
1700 State Street - Bellevue
Open Wednesday and Friday - Meals at 11:30 a.m.
Bents Smokehouse Pub (Iowa Cafe Program)
100 Main Street - Westgate
Open Tuesday through Saturday. Click here for information to sign up.
Buchanan County Senior Center
400 5th Ave. NE - Independence
Open Monday through Friday - Meals at 12:00 noon
Cedar Falls Senior Center
528 Main Street, Cedar Falls
Open for activities -Â Monday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meals served - Tuesday and Thursday 11:45 a.m.
Chickasaw Event Center
301 N. Water St. - New Hampton
Open Tuesday - meals served at 12:00 noon
Cresco Senior Center
268 7th Avenue West - Cresco
Open Monday through Friday - meals served at 11:30 a.m.
Decorah Senior Dining Center
200 Railroad Street - Decorah
Meals are served Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
Denver Meal Site
Denver Public Library - 100 Washington St. Denver
Meals are served on Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m.
Dorothy's Senior Center
1306 17th Avenue - Eldora
Meals served Monday through Friday at 12:00 p.m.
Dunkerton Meal program
301 S. Washington St. - Dunkerton
Meals are served on Mondays and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.
Dyersville Social Center
625 3rd Ave. SE -Dyersville
Open on Tuesdays, meals are served at 11:30 a.m.
Elma Public Library
319 Oak Street - Elma
Meals are served on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m.
Greene Senior Center
202 W. South Street - Greene
Open once per month. For more information, call 1-800-779-8707.
Grundy Senior Center
705 F. Avenue - Grundy Center
Meals are served Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.
Gus & Tony's Townhouse Cafe (Iowa Cafe Program)
131 S. Vine Street - West Union
Open daily for lunch. Click here for information to sign up.
Hills and Dales Lifetime Center
3505 Stoneman Rd - Dubuque
Open Monday through Friday at 10:00 a.m. Meals are served from 11:30 - 12:30 daily.
Hungry Charlie's Lunchbox Deli (Iowa Cafe Program)
206 E. 4th Street - Waterloo
Open daily. Click here for information to sign up.
Jackson County Senior Center
1000 E. Quarry Street - Maquoketa
OpenTuesdays and Thursdays. Meals are served at 11:30 a.m.
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center
1112 Mobile Street - Waterloo
Open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Meals serve at 12:00 noon
Johnson's Restaurant (Iowa Cafe Program)
916 High Street - Elkader
Open daily for lunch. Click here for information to sign up.
Lamont Meal Site
644 Bush Street - Lamont
Meals are served each Friday at 11:30 a.m.
Lime Springs Community Center
201 Center Street - Lime Springs
Meals are served on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.
Locals Bar & Coffee Shop
107 W. Main Street - Epworth
Meals are served Monday - Thursday, 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. Click here for information to sign up.
Oelwein Senior Center
VFW - 120 North Frederick Avenue - Oelwein
Meals are served Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:00 noon.
Restoran Bosna (Iowa Cafe Program)
1010 E. Mitchell Avenue - Waterloo
Open daily 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Click here for information to sign up.
Riceville meal Site - United Methodist Church
308 Woodland Avenue - Riceville
Meals are served on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.
Shep's Riverside Bar and Grill (Iowa Cafe Program)
10 S. Front Street - Lansing
Open daily for lunch. Click here for information to sign up.
Sodes Perk Central Coffee House & Cafe (Iowa Cafe Program)
7 Goethe Street - Guttenberg
Open daily. Click here for information to sign up.
Tama County Senior Center
900 E. 5th Street - Tama
Open Monday through Friday. Meals are served at 12:00 noon.
Waukon Wellness Center
1220 3rd Avenue NW Ste. 101
Meals are served Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
West Side Family Restaurant (Iowa Cafe Program)
229 6th Avenue W. - Grinnell
Open daily. Click here for information to sign up.
Worthington Meal Site
216 1st Ave. W. - Worthington
Meals are served on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.