URGE CONGRESS TO FUND, PROTECT AND
REAUTHORIZE THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT

Each March, the Meals on Wheels network celebrates March for Meals, a month-long campaign to raise awareness about this powerful public-private partnership and to celebrate the March 22 anniversary of signing into law a measure that established the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program. For more than 45 years, this vital legislation has authorized local Meals on Wheels programs to deliver congregate and home-delivered meals and other critical social support services to vulnerable seniors in virtually every community across the country.

Nine million seniors face the threat of hunger in our nation, while a quarter of all seniors live alone, making them susceptible to the detrimental health effects of loneliness and isolation. Now is the time to ensure that the cost-effective and exemplary public-private partnerships authorized through the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program are uplifted to support our rapidly growing aging population.

Thank you for your interest in supporting March for Meals!
The month of March may be over, but there are plenty of other ways for you to take action
to urge Congress to fund, protect and reauthorize the Older Americans Act.

Visit our Advocate webpage for more information.