Posted on 03/20/2017 6:25:47 PM PDT by bgill
The administration’s proposed cuts target the Department of Housing and Urban Development and call for the elimination of the $3 billion Community Development Block Grant, which helps fund programs including Meals on Wheels, which deliver food (and human interaction) to elderly, disabled and poor recipients. “The federal government has spent over $150 billion on this block grant since its inception in 1974, but the program is not well-targeted to the poorest populations and has not demonstrated results,”
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If the balloon should go up (as pappy sez) the liberals will form committees to go around in the neighborhood to see who’s been putting away food for emergencies (read hording) and demand they fork it over for the common good. Only thing is where my folks live (up in the mountains), they may drive up there but they’re walking to the nearest phone which is six miles away to call a tow truck . Talk was awhile back about these same idiots wanting to go to homes to ensure your firearms are secured from kids and people breaking in to steal them .... LOL.
I used to have clients who learned job training there so saw behind the scenes. Yes, it does help people. But it isn’t being run properly. Lots of scamming.
Wasn’t questioning any of that...but I don’t understand how ~$2700/250 days works out to ~$11 per meal. Is there only one meal provided per day?
Ultimately, my gripe is not with the cost of the meals, but rather that the feds are providing meals at all. Should be provided 100% by private donations/charity, with perhaps some state involvement to assist in organization.
That’s the same type meals (nearly always greens and beans) as in Texas.
It depends on the service. For example, some provide one hot lunch and then an optional cold supper.
My relative is mentally disabled. So once she got it in her head that they were out to get her...we had to try other things because she has trouble cooking for herself. Some areas have Senior Centers where you can go eat for a suggested pay.
You can get a bus service in some areas that will come to your door if you are disabled and take you where you want to go.
Yes, just one meal per day. Monday through Friday. You’re on your own for the weekend. Usually a meat, two veggies and bread in a Styrofoam covered meal tray. Sometimes a piece of cake or cobbler. Sometimes unsweetened tea or a little school sized milk carton. As was posted above, lots of greens and beans.
Many come into the facilities to eat. Their guests eat for free, too.
I’m using M-O-W and love it. The meals I get are for a regular diet and are great. I do have a gripe though.
I think it may take as many as one or two people to prepare the meals and they could probably do it with just one.
Hell any good cook could prepare a few hundred meals and have them ready for delivery by noon.
Then the meals just walk themselves to a car and with another volunteer driving it 35 miles to my house, all the
while keeping it warm, it is handed to me by a really nice guy.
I was surprised that the cost per meal is so much. NOT </Sarcasm
“Meals on Wheels notwithstanding, any nation that doesn’t honor the contributions from and wisdom of its elderly and murders it’s babies is heading for destruction.”
That about sums it up right there.
Post of the day. Please tell that to all the “conservatives” defending their precious pro-abortion porn star on other threads.
Here is a sample menu.I don’t know if this is an either/or or if they are providing both. The second one looks like it might be the cold supper one
https://feedmore.org/images/uploads/march_2017_MAIN.pdf
https://feedmore.org/meals-on-wheels/meals-on-wheels-services/additional-services/
https://feedmore.org/images/uploads/march_2017final.pdf
San Diego
http://www.meals-on-wheels.org/meals
MEAL PLANS
Standard: Lunch and dinner, plus beverage
Lunch only with beverage
Dinner only with roll and beverage
Five or seven day packs available (frozen)
Additional meals or beverages upon request
Note: Dinner may be delivered hot and ready-to-eat or frozen. A client may receive meals on a short-term basis (such as when recovering from illness or surgery), or indefinitely.
Lunch and dinner, plus beverage – $7.00 per day
Lunch only, plus beverage – $4.00 per day
Dinner only with roll and beverage – $4.00
Extra beverage .50 cents each
San Diego menu
http://www.meals-on-wheels.org/months-menu
Tuna Primavera With Garden Veggies & Greens In A Classic Sauce
24 3 oz portions for less than 15 bucks...
Are fuel costs for the delivery included in the $11 per day?
Believe it or not, my local 99 cents store has an abundance of food. I have bought almonds, grapes, broccoli, bagels, English muffins, cheese, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, Healthy Choice soup, pasta, melons, mushrooms, potatoes, Tuna (make sure not from China), cake mix, popcorn, tortillas, dog treats, etc. (They have chicken and some meat but I don’t eat those things since 1991)
I shop at lot a Vons and a local WalMart grocery store, but the 99 cents store is a 20-min walk. I both exercise and save money.
If they do it right, they could easy feed people for half or less of the cost of the meals.
We know a couple who receive MOWs and live in Oregon. They get one meal a day (dinner) that has to be reheated in the microwave (except for salad, of course). On Friday they get frozen meals for Saturday and Sunday.
We don’t know anyone that get MOWs in AZ. Maybe each state is different?
OK, I wasn’t aware.
That is offly expensive for that kind of meal - even if it were all organic!
The military is only allowed $7 per meal.
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