More than 100,000 additional home-delivered meals are just one benefit of a $1.5 million federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act grant to aid Ocean County’s senior citizens during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. According to Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, the money will also help fund a variety of other programs administered by the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, from caregiver support to transportation.

The funding, which has already been distributed through adjustments to 28 contracts between the county and service…