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"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.
After the Trump administration announced a federal funding freeze, programs like Meals on Wheels are dealing with new uncertainty and questions, particularly those that receive government funding.
In short, 37% of Meals on Wheels funding comes from the Older Americans Act, which is a grant on the freeze list,” Jenny Young, spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America, told CNN on Wednesday.
The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) [27] is a national association for senior nutrition programmes headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, but each programme operates independently. Most Meals on Wheels programs deliver meals hot and ready-to-eat, but some deliver cold meals in containers ready to microwave.
Meals on Wheels America, which represents over 5,000 home-meal delivery organizations across the country, said that such groups get about 35 percent of their funding from the federal government ...
Meals on Wheels of America is a national organization of community-based senior nutrition programs providing over one million meals each day. [3] According to the website, the vision of Meals on Wheels of America is to see no senior go hungry by providing meals to seniors at a fraction of the cost of living in a senior facility. [1]
A joint study between Citymeals on Wheels and Cornell University found that 14% of Citymeals’ clients relied on the program as their sole source of food. These individuals did not have the means to supplement their one daily home-delivered meal. Citymeals delivers supper meals to these elderly who are the poorest, frailest and most isolated. [14]
The freeze does not apply to all federal financial assistance, according to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo Tuesday outlining what kinds of funding the freeze covers.