WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday, March 24 $250 million in grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help communities provide meals for older adults. Wisconsin received a grant for $4,365,733.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 18, 2020, provided the additional funding for the nutrition services programs authorized by the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965. These programs provide meals to more than 2.4 million older adults each year, both through home delivery and in places like community centers. The need for these services, particularly home-delivered and packaged meals, has increased as community measures to slow transmission of COVID-19 have closed meal sites and have left many family caregivers unable to assist their older loved ones.
Older adults who need assistance can contact the Eldercare Locator to find services available in their community. The Eldercare Locator can be reached at 1-800-677-1116 or https://eldercare.acl.gov/.
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