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MI SR0030
Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges Congress to continue funding the Meals on Wheels program, which served over 3 million seniors nationwide and 300,000 in Michigan in the previous year
- Expresses concern that proposed federal budget cuts would eliminate Community Development Block Grant funding and reduce Department of Health and Human Services nutrition programs under the Older Americans Act, which cover approximately 30 percent of Meals on Wheels costs
- Notes that Meals on Wheels provides benefits beyond nutrition, including reducing loneliness and isolation among homebound seniors and enabling wellness checks by volunteers
- Identifies the program as cost-effective in helping seniors remain in their homes and reducing nursing home admissions
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to continue the Meals on Wheels program.
Last Action
Adopted
6/12/2018
Committee Referrals
Families, Seniors And Human Services3/28/2017
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