The president’s budget request eliminates federal grants for meals.
President Donald Trump is coming under fire for proposing a budget that includes the complete elimination of federal funding for Meals on Wheels programs.
Meals on Wheels provides food to the elderly, poor, veterans, disabled and others who often can’t leave their homes.
However, under the proposed budget, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s entire $3 billion Community Development Block Grant program would be eliminated, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The grants fund services for low-income Americans ― including grants for Meals on Wheels programs.
More: #LetThemDie: ‘Heartless’ Trump Blasted For Meals On Wheels Cuts
Wow, no wonder seniors are upset.
President Donald Trump is coming under fire for proposing a budget that includes the complete elimination of federal funding for Meals on Wheels programs.
Meals on Wheels provides food to the elderly, poor, veterans, disabled and others who often can’t leave their homes.
However, under the proposed budget, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s entire $3 billion Community Development Block Grant program would be eliminated, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The grants fund services for low-income Americans ― including grants for Meals on Wheels programs.
More: #LetThemDie: ‘Heartless’ Trump Blasted For Meals On Wheels Cuts
Wow, no wonder seniors are upset.