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DE SCR78
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
David Lawson
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AI Summary
- Honors Delaware Meals on Wheels program for providing services to vulnerable populations, particularly seniors and individuals with disabilities
- Delaware's Meals on Wheels program, started in 1973 in Smyrna, now delivers approximately 1 million meals annually to over 6,200 seniors statewide
- Approximately 1,000 volunteers hand-deliver meals to homebound seniors and care for their welfare across Delaware
- Modern Maturity Center in Kent County, the program's backbone, delivered 428,501 meals in 2021 and partnered with Delaware National Guard and DEMA to provide emergency food boxes and COVID testing during the pandemic
- Modern Maturity Center has over 150 volunteers and partners with Education Health and Research International through the "We Care" program to expedite medical care to high-risk seniors
Legislative Description
Honoring Delaware Meals On Wheels For Providing Invaluable And Irreplaceable Services For Our Population
Last Action
Passed In House by Voice Vote
4/7/2022
Full Bill Text
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