The Latest Breaking News from Meals on Wheels

About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring US$53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, hospitalizations, medications, home health aides and nursing homes. But the true cost of dementia care in the U.S. is far higher because it relies heavily on unpaid care from family and friends.

Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolation

Deputies obtained a search warrant for the woman's home, where they reportedly found 491 grams of methamphetamine and "drug related objects."

'What bunnies we are to swallow this.'

As COVID-19 aid has cut back and grocery prices have risen, nutrition groups serving aging Americans worry about cutbacks.

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather

About 28 million people experienced food scarcity this fall — a significant portion of whom are over 65

A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.

A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep older adults eating healthy