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Meals on Wheels for seniors in poverty, Head Start childcare, and Section 8 housing vouchers are among the programs that could face funding delays after President Donald Trump suspended federal ...
Meals on Wheels programs, which rely on federal grants and serve more than 2 million senior citizens annually, were unclear about whether they would be impacted. “We’re still dealing with a ...
An administration official said the senior nutrition program should not be affected. Donald Trump’s Budget Pause Causes Concern At Meals On Wheels; Official Says Not To Worry Skip to main content
In 2020, Halal Meals on Wheels was created by East York Meals on Wheels, an independent charity, as a response to providing culturally appropriate meals to Toronto's East York community. This program was funded by the United Way of Greater Toronto, and has gained traction across the city's east-end. [37]
Although Trump had promised to turn Washington upside-down if elected to a second term, the effects of his effort to pause funding were being felt far from the nation’s capital. Organizations like Meals on Wheels, which receives federal money to deliver food to the elderly, were worried about getting cut off.
"About 37% of funding for Meals on Wheels programs around the country comes from the federal government. That helps to feed and provide social connections to 2.2 million seniors every year.
The Nutrition Program for the Elderly (NPE), authorized under Title III of the Older Americans Act (P.L. 89-73, as amended), provides (1) basic grants to operate nutrition programs for the elderly, such as meals-on-wheels and congregate dining programs, and (2) additional cash payments or commodity assistance for each meal served.
The Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, a federal program that funds community-based senior nutrition programs like Meals on Wheels, through grants, could be affected.