Section 7-503.20 - [Not funded.] Nutrition services(a) In administering nutrition services, the Department shall screen clients for food insecurity and malnutrition and provide appropriate referrals based on the screening, taking into account a client's meal preparation ability, in-person and online grocery shopping ability, and access to grocery stores and transportation.(b) The Department shall implement the Senior Food Security Plan prepared by the Senior Food Security Interagency Taskforce under section 321(c)(3), including monitoring actions taken by other affected agencies.(c) Beginning January 1, 2025, and by every January 1 thereafter, the Department shall provide an annual progress report to the Mayor and Council on its implementation of the Senior Food Security Plan during the preceding fiscal year, including, at a minimum:(1) All actions taken under the Senior Food Security Plan during the preceding fiscal year by the Department and other affected agencies;(2) Data on senior participation in nutrition programs, including the number of seniors participating in nutrition services compared to the number of eligible residents;(3) Qualitative data on participant satisfaction with and awareness of nutrition programs, including food quality, referral and enrollment systems, and perceived access to resources; and(4) Senior food insecurity data and the District's progress on addressing senior food insecurity, broken down by Ward and, if possible, by quadrant, and neighborhood.(d) All agencies providing senior nutrition services shall provide all data or information relevant to the annual progress report required by subsection (c) of this section to the Department upon request.Added by D.C. Law 24-294,§ 2, 70 DCR 000560, eff. 3/10/2023.