Donald Trump is killing Meals on Wheels and it's a serious problem
Put impaired veterans, elderly shut-ins and those who cannot leave their homes on the long list of American's that the president doesn't seem to want to support.
President Trump is — you guessed it — coming under fire again for a newly proposed budget that would completely eliminate federal funding for the Meals on Wheels program. That's a problem.
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Meals on Wheels provides food to the elderly, poor, disabled, veterans and others who often cannot leave their homes or prepare their own meals. Beyond providing nutritious food for the seniors, the service also supplies those that may lack social interactions with a friendly visit from a volunteer and a safety check to ensure they are okay.
Under Trump's proposed budget, the entirety of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's $3 billion Community Development Block Grant program would be eliminated. These grants fund services for low-income Americans — including grants for Meals on Wheels.
Because Meals on Wheels programs are typically funded by several sources, it's thankfully improbable that that Trump's cuts would end the services altogether, but the number of people the program is able to serve would be greatly reduced.
The obviously problematic proposal has many people up in arms, and they're sounding off on Twitter.
Meals on Wheels is sometimes the ONLY human contact a senior might have...I've seen it with my own eyes.😢😢
This is just horrifying. https://t.co/TzuICEhxzC— LtUhura 2017 (@LtUhura2017) March 16, 2017
Trump's so pro veteran he's going to cut #MealsonWheels pic.twitter.com/WWPQwxCglE
— Wolf Girl ॐ (@WolfGirl_84) March 16, 2017
#MealsOnWheels brings meals to the elderly. Sometimes that's the only meal they have for the day. Sometimes it's the only person they see. https://t.co/OjhYPgiWoA
— McBlondeLand (@McBlondeLand) March 16, 2017
When my dad was first showing signs of dementia & I couldn't get to OH to get to him yet #MealsOnWheels SAVED him. Literally kept him alive.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) March 16, 2017
"Elderly people voted overwhelmingly for #Trump — and this is how he’s choosing to repay them." #MealsOnWheels https://t.co/9ymAz6hmPf
— David A Johnson (@infpwriter) March 16, 2017
Heartless. #mealsonwheels #letthemeatcake #trumpbudget pic.twitter.com/fALZrQrRxg
— Narcoleptic Flamingo (@ccuspis) March 16, 2017
#MealsOnWheels this was how my grandma got food on a regular basis. she was a VETERAN.#trumpbudget logic is just CLOAKED in self-interests
— standard civilian (@iHateY0Utoo) March 16, 2017
1) I used to deliver #mealsonwheels when I was a preteen and teenager. You have no idea how impoverished, sick, and elderly my route was.
— The Watcher (@ItsTheReichTime) March 16, 2017
What kind of sick f*ck cuts Meals on Wheels? Seriously. WTF #MealsOnWheels #Trumpcare #TrumpTrain #MAGA
— AudreyHipburn (@AudreyHipburn12) March 16, 2017
Politicians cut programs like #MealsonWheels 1st b/c they are not likely to protest or take to social media. They hv no voice.
— Tonya GJ Prince (@TonyaGJPrince) March 16, 2017
These are people's grandparents who live in food deserts & in social isolation everyday, and you people want to cut #MealsOnWheels? Sick.
— #Wholesome Anna (@little__f0ot) March 16, 2017
Seriously #DonaldTrump? Cutting the budget for #MealsonWheels program?
Meals. On. Wheels. It's like you WANT the entire world to hate you.— Tracy Meisky (@TLMeisky) March 16, 2017
You can click here to donate to Meals on Wheels, or here to find your nearest program to volunteer your lunch break.
To oppose Trump's budget cuts, be sure to contact your state’s representatives in the Senate and the House to speak out and vote against the proposal.
