On
Monday, July 15, 2013 at 12:00 p.m., Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici
will meet with senior citizens at the St. Helens Senior Center located at 375
S 15th Street in St Helens, Oregon to discuss the impact of federal cuts to
the Meals on Wheels program.
According
to the Community Action Team that administers the home-delivery meals program in
Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook counties, automatic cuts due to sequestration
will result in approximately 7,000 fewer meals being served in the tri-county
area. Bonamici is working to pass legislation to repeal the cuts.
The
Meals on Wheels program provides meals to homebound seniors over 60 and their
spouses or dependent, disabled adult children. The program is designed to
promote better health among the senior and homebound population, with a goal of
ending hunger. Meals on Wheels provides both nutrition and support to keep
individuals in their own homes, reducing the likelihood of institutionalization.
The program also provides social contact through meal delivery volunteers to
those who may otherwise be homebound and isolated.
Who:
Congresswoman
Suzanne Bonamici
What:
Meals
on Wheels Cuts in Columbia County
When:
Monday,
July 15, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.
Where:
St.
Helens Senior Center
375 S 15th St
St Helens, Oregon
375 S 15th St
St Helens, Oregon
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