Block grants that states use to fund Meals on Wheels and other programs “are just not showing any results,” Mulvaney said. The budget’s many targets included grants from federal agencies that some states use to help support Meals on Wheels programs, among other things. (In its Obamacare repeal effort, the Trump administration is trying to save billions by reducing Medicaid spending.) The association said funding from the Administration on Aging makes up 35 percent of Meals on Wheels funding; most of the rest comes from donations. The Meals on Wheels Association said its affiliates serve 23 million fewer meals per year than they did in 2005.

Source: Huffington Post March 16, 2017 22:02 UTC