Council on Aging & Human Services (COA Human Service)

Council on Aging & Human Services, in partnership with PREPARES, provides free diapers at their Colfax Food Pantry.

Offers hot meals every day of the year for Pullman and Colfax. Meals are delivered around noon each day.

Provides congregate meals for senior citizens to gather once or twice a week and enjoy a hot meal and socialize together. Meal costs: Seniors over 60: suggested donation of $4.25, other community members: suggested donation of $6.50 and grandchildren/little ones with grandparent or caregiver: $2.00 suggested donation.

This service provides information and connects individuals to resources within the community to stabilize independence. We help people make informed decisions regarding available resources to help maintain independent living within the community. Through phone calls or in-person meetings with individuals and families, we empower people to plan for their immediate and long term needs.

Kinship Navigator provides grandparents and relatives who are raising children connections with community resources such as health, financial, legal services, support groups, training, and emergency funds.

Monthly food boxes sent out to area food banks for their senior residents over 60 to pick up. Apply online at https://www.coacolfax.org/seni...

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides fresh fruit and vegetables to lower-income seniors and supports local farming by increasing the use of farmers markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture. Produce is also purchased directly from farmers for delivery to seniors. Checks arrive annually in June, call the office for more details.

Provides safe, affordable, accessible, and coordinated transportation and brokerage services for all citizens who need access to basic necessities or activities enhancing the quality of their lives. COAST serves Whitman and Latah counties. In Washington, this includes the elderly, low-income, disabled, and children, but it is also open to the general public with no age or income qualifications. In Idaho, their rides are provided to seniors and disabled citizens based on proof of eligibility.

DAWN seeks to preserve dignity and autonomy through aging in place by providing training for families and caregivers. Consultations and classes available.