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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.
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.
Meals on Wheels, the program providing food assistance to the elderly, feared it wouldn’t be able to deliver food. Preschool operators who receive Head Start funding thought their kids would no ...
The Independent has reached out to the Trump administration to confirm that Meals on Wheels was not part of the plan to freeze funds.. Concerns echo those from Trump’s first term. Whereas the ...
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.
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]
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 ...