Meals on Wheels is 'not showing any results' only if you ignore all these results
By Christopher Ingraham March 16 at 5:10 PM
At a news conference Thursday, Mick Mulvaney, President Trumps budget chief, defended proposed cuts to the Meals on Wheels program, which provides food aid to needy senior citizens, by saying the program is one of many that is just not showing any results.
Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit group that receives funding from the federal government, state and local governments and private donors. We serve more than 2.4 million seniors from 60 to 100+ years old each year, the organization writes. They are primarily older than 60 and because of physical limitations or financial reasons, have difficulty shopping for or preparing meals for themselves.
If that doesnt clear the bar for results, as Mulvaney put it, theres also been a fair amount of peer-reviewed research on the efficacy of the program.
A 2013 review of studies, for instance, found that home-delivered meal programs for seniors significantly improve diet quality, increase nutrient intakes, and reduce food insecurity and nutritional risk among participants. Other beneficial outcomes include increased socialization opportunities, improvement in dietary adherence, and higher quality of life.
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Zoonart
(11,849 posts)is the only program keeping my Mom in her home.
get the red out
(13,461 posts)I have seen Meals on Wheels be very successful in helping older and disabled people stay fed. The Trump people are just evil.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)Also, of course, there are those who are psychologically troubled, which makes them fanatics. (Bannon)
Skittles
(153,147 posts)even if it's just for a short bit of time