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Meals on Wheels, senior providers warn state funding cuts would reduce deliveries and services for homebound seniors
Summary
San Diego Meals on Wheels and statewide senior-nutrition representatives told the committee that state funding expansions have been critical since the pandemic but that funding volatility and federal pauses threaten home-delivered and congregate meals for vulnerable seniors.
Leaders from Meals on Wheels and statewide senior-nutrition programs told the Senate Committee on Human Services that state and federal funding have expanded services since the pandemic, but volatility in funding and the possibility of cuts would force reductions in home-delivered meals, culturally tailored menus and local wraparound services for older adults.
Brent Wakefield, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels San Diego County and board president of Meals on Wheels California,…
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