Prairie Five Meals
The Prairie Five Meals Program serves 36 communities with Congregate Dining, and Home Delivered and Frozen Meals. Frozen Meals are available for weekends, holidays, emergency, and rural delivery. The Program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.
Volunteers are the core of the Prairie Five Meals Program. The Program could not operate without the volunteers that provide volunteer hours in numerous different capacities. Communities in the five counties also provide continuing support for the Prairie Five Meals Program and its participants.
To sign up for the Prairie Five Meals program, please contact the Montevideo Central Kitchen: 320-269-9009.
Prairie Five Meals provides hot and frozen meals to older adults that allow them to feel secure and independent in their own homes. Currently, government funding for this program is not keeping up with demand and a waitlist to receive meals may be implemented.
Available to All Ages
Older Adults (age 60+) and their spouse who have fully completed a participant intake form have a right to a meal based on their ability to donate.
The suggested donation rate is $5.00.
For guests under 60 years of age, the rate is $12.14 (CM) / $12.40 (HDM).
EBT Benefits (SNAP/Food Stamps) Accepted.
Children under 12 years of age pay $6.00 and receive 1/2 portions.
Participant donations account for over 50% of the total operating budget for the Program.
Congregate Meals
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In-person dining locations
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Monthly menus
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Punch-cards available
Home Delivered Meals
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Meals on Wheels
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Frozen Meals
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Catering
The Prairie Five Meals Program serves the following site locations in Region 6W
Big Stone County
Beardsley
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Bobby Jo’s Cafe, Beardsley
7 days-a-week service
Phone: (320)265-6969
Clinton
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)748-7270
Correll
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Graceville
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Senior Citizens Center, 418 Studdart Ave.
Phone: (320)748-7270
Johnson
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Odessa
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Ortonville
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Lakeside Apartments, 301 1st St. NW
Phone: (320)839-3304
Chippewa County
Clara City
Home Delivered Meals from
Clara City Care Center
Phone: (320)847-2221
Maynard
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Milan
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Montevideo
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Community Center, 550 S 1st St.
Phone: (320)269-9009
Watson
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Lac Qui Parle County
Bellingham
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining (Tuesday only)
Community Center, 207 Main Ave.
Phone: (320)269-9009
Boyd
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Dawson
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Riverside Manor, 1059 Pine St.
Phone: (320)769-2332
Louisburg
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Madison
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Pantry Café, 217 6th Ave.
Phone (320)598-3377
Marietta
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining (Wednesday only)
Community Center, 202 3rd Ave.
Phone: (320)269-9009
Nassau
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Swift County
Appleton
Congregate Dining:
American Legion Building, 35 N Miles St.
Phone: (320)269-9009
Benson
Home Delivered Meals &
Congregate Dining:
Parkview Manor, 300 13th St. N
Phone: (320)269-9009
Clontarf
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Danvers
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Degraff
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Holloway
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Kerkhoven
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Murdock
Home Delivered Meals
Phone: (320)269-9009
Serving Locations
Nutrition Menu Calendars
Click on Monthly Calendar for that Month’s Menu.
Ways to Get Involved
Donate Time
Have extra time? Would you like to get out and meet new people?
We’re always looking for people willing to lend a hand at the meal sites.
Any amount of time is helpful.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Volunteer at congregate meal sites
- Volunteer Drivers
If you are interested in volunteering, please call our office at (320)269-6578.
Financial Donation
Our Mailing Address:
Prairie Five Meals Program
719 North 7th Street PO Box 159
Montevideo, MN 56265
Grant Information
Leadership & Oversight:
- Executive Leadership: Kami Nesvold, Executive Director kami.nesvold@prairiefive.org
- Grant Oversight: Erick Hedman, Prairie Five Meals Director erick.hedman@prairiefive.org
- Address: 719 North 7th Street, Suite 302, Montevideo, MN 56265
- Phone: 320-269-6578
- Email: prairiefive@prariefive.org
Funding Sources
This service is funded in part by a contract from the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging with funding from the Federal Older Americans Act through the Minnesota Board on Aging. Additional funds are provided by the State of Minnesota, United Ways, local communities, and other contributions.