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Aug 13th, 04:57
Seniors' Food Aid Suffers from Soaring Gas and Food Costs
According to the Associated Press, higher gas and food prices have forced elderly food programs to tighten their belts and serve less seniors than they used to.
If gas and food prices these days are making you nervous, think about how the current economic slump could hit the nation's elderly. Just last month, the Associated Press reported that higher gas and food costs have pushed senior food aid programs to yield to cost-cutting measures, a move that might result in less hot meals to the people who need the help the most.
Although a lot of the services are still reaching out to the elderly, some organizations in New York and California warn that the year's skyrocketing fuel and food prices will make it hard for the aid programs to go on. Besides the cost of preparing and delivering the food, advocates also pin the blame on reduced government funding and a decrease in donations. "We're in a crisis and it's just getting worse and worse," lamented Meals and Wheels CEO Enid Borden.
Some states are already facing some sizable budget cuts. In California, senior food aid programs might have 10 percent of their funding shaved off this year, while West Virginia tries to cope by doling out an extra $1 million to help the county's agencies afford gas and food. In New York, Citymeals on Wheels are starting to drop some names from their list of meal recipients. "We have no choice," said Marcia Stein, the organization's director. "It’s like trying to take a size 10 foot and putting it into a size 7 shoe."
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