TELL CONGRESS: PROTECT AND INCREASE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEALS ON WHEELS
Meals on Wheels funding is at risk, and we need your help to #SaveLunch for America’s seniors! Congress has until March 22, 2024 – the next federal funding deadline for programs like Meals on Wheels – to provide desperately needed increases. At a time when one in three Meals on Wheels programs have a waitlist, with seniors waiting an average of three months for vital meals, Members of Congress need to hear from you.
What we’re asking Congress to do:
Increase authorization funding levels for all OAA programs and provide additional resources for enhanced nutrition services.
Unify OAA Congregate, Home-Delivered and the Nutrition Services Incentive Program into a single Title III-C Nutrition Program.
Prioritize community-based nutrition programs and experienced network providers in OAA grant awards and contracts.
Expand senior nutrition program capacity and infrastructure support for further integration into the health care system.
Promote innovations and successful practices learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
Want to help ensure seniors in the Upstate have enough to eat?
Click below to let Congress know- we need them to #SaveLunch!
