Meals on Wheels is serving 21 million fewer meals today than in 2005 because of relatively flat funding from Congress. hereandnow explains.
Meanwhile in Texas, Waco Meals on Wheels managed to find funding and shrink its waiting list from 180 seniors a year ago to just 35.“Our programs tell us they feel like they're playing God on a daily basis,” Hollander says. “‘Who needs it more than someone else?’ Because if the resources aren't there, what do you do?”
Meals on Wheels volunteers are the “eyes and ears” of elder care services, Hollander says. Volunteers notice changes in the client’s wellbeing and their physical environment, and they can marshall resources or report issues back to case managers. “I was so grateful that I was there with him,” she says. “If I weren’t there, I don't think he would've known what to do.”
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