Meals On Wheels Thanks Volunteers – WRBI Radio

Meals On Wheels Thanks Volunteers – WRBI Radio

(Greensburg, IN) – Greensburg Meals On Wheels looked back at the past year and look ahead during the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon Wednesday afternoon. “We always have our ups and downs,. This year, we lost all of our funding so that’s been a ‘down,’ but the upside is the community and my drivers and volunteers and just everybody has shown so much support and kindness,” said Executive Director Dianna Robbins. “Our fundraisers have really

Meals on Wheels and similar programs left in limbo amid agency dismantling

Many older adults have benefitted from senior nutrition programs like Meals On Wheels. But the wholesale reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services and looming Medicaid budget cuts are putting more seniors at risk of going hungry than ever before.  Meals on Wheels, the 71-year-old program that is part of the Older Americans Act, ensures low-income older adults have access to nutritious food. Thousands of local programs enlist …