As Congress goes back and forth what to do, it’s looking like sequester cuts will continue at least for a few months. That will continue to hurt the economy.
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Just as they were when Mobile Meals of Topeka Inc., now Meals on Wheels, began 41 years ago, volunteers are the lifeblood of the organization that provides hot meals and checks on the welfare of senior and homebound individuals in Shawnee and Jefferson counties.
The sequester is hurting programs like Meals on Wheels.
Sequestration is hurting programs like Meals on Wheels and Head Start which a lot of seniors and children rely on.
Do you know anyone impacted by sequestration?
Programs such as Meals on Wheels, help for low-income students in preparing for college, low-income housing vouchers, free emergency lifeline service to seniors, weatherization programs, community health centers – all have been significantly affected [by sequestration].
Nancy Kaufman via Huffington Post.
A sad realization for some seniors being affected by the sequester.
Meals On Wheels Sequestration Cuts Taking Effect
“But federal funding for senior nutrition has been reduced by budget cuts known as sequestration, meaning less food for old people here and elsewhere. The White House has said the cuts would mean 4 million fewer meals for seniors this year, while the Meals On Wheels Association of America put the loss at 19 million meals. In general, the federal government subsidizes only a portion of the cost of every meal, so whether individual seniors will stop receiving food really depends on the circumstances of whatever local agency serves them.”
Read more here.
Additionally, here is a one-pager on senior programs that are being affected by sequestration.
The Older Americans Act is good for us all, especially America’s seniors. Join us in urging Congress to reauthorize, fund and protect these win-win programs.
Visit mowaa.org/oaa to take action today.
via Meals on Wheels.
The National Committee supports S. 1562, the “Older Americans Act Amendments of 2014,” bipartisan legislation that reauthorizes the OAA for five years and provides much-needed assistance to older Americans.
The latest victims of sequestration, the automatic, across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect in March, were 650,000 civilian workers at the Department of Defense, who began experiencing furloughs on Monday. But already children have been kicked out of Head Start, the elderly are receiving fewer meals from Meals on Wheels, low-income families are losing […]
The brunt of the cuts have fallen in areas like medical and science research funding and services that help the poor, sick and elderly.
The sequester slashed 57,000 children this fall from the rolls of Head Start daycare and preschool programs, available for poor families nationwide.
About two-thirds of Meals on Wheels programs had to reduce the number of meals they served, by an average of 364 meals per week, a survey found.
Further reading on the Sequester and its impact on seniors can be found here.
But federal funding for senior nutrition has been reduced by budget cuts known as sequestration, meaning less food for old people here and elsewhere. The White House has said the cuts would mean 4 million fewer meals for seniors this year, while the Meals On Wheels Association of America put the loss at 19 million meals.
Arthur Delaney via Huffington Post.
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