District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 7-503.21. Senior Food Security Interagency Taskforce.

(A) Describes the state of food security among the District's senior population, including a description of the food insecure population by geography and demographics, root causes of food insecurity, and risks of food insecurity for the senior population, as well as descriptions of any subcategories among food insecure seniors, including the specific root causes, risks, and unique needs of such subcategories;

(B) Identifies all senior nutrition services, including transportation services, currently available in the District, identifies where there are gaps or additional needs in services, overlap and redundancies among existing services, and makes recommendations for where services, outreach, and resources should be created, expanded, consolidated, or better coordinated to increase their reach;

(C) Recommends strategies to improve the nutritional quality of foods served to seniors, including increasing the amount of local fresh produce provided by congregate meals, home-delivered meals, and food boxes under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and other nutrition services programs;

(D) Identifies cross-promotion and referral pathways consistent with the senior food services communications plan required by § 7-503.19;

(E) Recommends strategies to expand access to nutrition services through increased delivery and transportation services; and

(F) Identifies social welfare program application processes that should be improved to increase enrollment, and recommends strategies for streamlining and integrating processes and making online platforms more user friendly, taking into account access to and familiarity with technology among the population being served;