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Heart-Healthy Meals

Vita-Living has contracted with David Alcorta Catering to provide custom meals for our clients at our Activity Center and our group homes.  These recipes were all designed by a dietician who considered the nutritional needs of our clients.  Each menu is heart-healthy and considers diabetic and pre-diabetic requirements and prepared to those requirements.

Monday through Friday, Vita-Living staff picks up that day’s lunch from the caterer, then delivers it hot to the Activity Center where it is served.  Then, throughout the week, prepared dinners are delivered to each group home, where the meals are reheated and served each evening.

David Alcorta Catering at Vita Living

With this program, several of our clients who are overweight have been able to lose weight.  Other clients, who struggle with eating, have gained weight, due to the improved quality of the food. We are grateful for the community support that allows Vita-Living to provide this enhanced nutritional service.

Vita Living Activity Center Celebrates Milestones

Over 70 individuals participate each day at Vita Living’s day program.  We opened the day program in March 2016 to meet the needs of our residents.  We were fortunate that Rick Rettig, a longtime friend to Vita Living, answered the call to launch our day program in our new facility.

Kayla Williams and Danna Gibson were recently promoted and will now lead our day program.

Residents have specific training goals they work on each day.  Active treatment can include social skills training, life skills training, and recreational activities.  Participants take part in community outings, volunteers join them in arts and craft activities, and holidays are always a reason to dance.

Vita Living Activity Day Center Program Houston Tx

“I like everything about the program.  I like being here.  I like to write.  I like to have a nice day.” – Allen R.

Bingo continues to be a favorite past time – everyone likes to win a prize!

If you’d like to schedule a tour or volunteer, please contact volunteer@vitaliving.org, or telephone:   713-292-1748.