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Senior centers and Meals on Wheels urge $1 million boost as rising costs outpace reimbursements
Summary
Representatives of Vermont senior centers told the committee that home‑delivered meal providers face a funding gap that leaves many meals unreimbursed; they asked for $1 million in FY27 to increase per‑meal reimbursements and address caps that leave providers facing funding shortfalls exceeding $7 million statewide.
Anna Jones, director of the Thompson Senior Center and president of the Vermont Association of Senior Centers and Meal Providers, urged the committee to invest $1,000,000 in the FY27 budget to support Meals on Wheels providers statewide.
Jones said senior centers and local meal providers deliver both home‑delivered and congregate meals and play a preventive role—reducing isolation and hospitalizations—while helping older Vermonters remain healthy and housed. She provided statewide figures from 2024 and…
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