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Gordon Shattles
Mark A. Ball

April 17, 2020

DART Begins Meal Delivery for Catholic Charities

Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) paratransit drivers and the Catholic Charities of Dallas Brady Center have teamed up to start delivering meals to seniors.

The Brady Center closed its doors to the public due to the COVID-19 mandate to shelter-in-place, but they continue to serve up to 130 seniors a day by delivering as many meals as they can with one van. With a waiting list of seniors in need, many of whom are dependent on DART for transportation, the situation was growing.

DART partnered with the Brady Center to assist in delivering food for up to 50 more seniors identified through the charity. Catholic Charities will assemble a week's supply of shelf sustainable meals for distribution each Wednesday. DART paratransit operators will pick up the meals at the Brady Center and, with a Catholic Charities staff member on board, deliver them to the seniors' doorstep from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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