Meals on Wheels America Joins The National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs To Call For Increased Funding For Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs

On April 24, Meals on Wheels America and the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP) together sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriators calling for a funding level of $874.6 million for vital Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs in FY 2016. This is the amount requested by the President and includes a $40 million increase in funding for congregate and home-delivered meals, as well as $20 million for new evidence-based demonstration grants. Read the full letter here.