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Donations to Meals on Wheels Surge After News of Proposed Federal Funding Cuts
[LI] President Trump unveiled his new federal budget proposal this week, leaving big government lovers in full on meltdown mode.

One of the programs on the chopping block is Meals on Wheels by way of a Community Development Block Grant.

Despite numerous reports to the contrary, Meals on Wheels is not wholly federally funded:

"Meals on Wheels, a program that supports the delivery of meals to seniors who cannot afford food or cannot prepare it, started in Australia and has been in the United States since 1954. The program serves 2.4 million seniors every year and does get funding from the Community Development Block Grant program.

But the situation is complicated and saying that the budget eliminates the Meals on Wheels program is factually incorrect. According to the Meals on Wheels annual IRS filing for 2015 (it isn’t a government program), approximately 3.3% of its funding comes from government sources.
Golly. I had no idea. They'll save more just by not having to do the paperwork necessary to keep the government happy.
Most is from corporate and foundation grants, with individual contributions the second-largest source. Government grants are actually the fifth-largest source of revenue.

If its portions of block grants were eliminated, the program wouldn’t suddenly disappear. However, the organization says that it already cannot keep up with growing demand from seniors who need help. In addition, Meals on Wheels passes funding down to 5,000 local groups that provide food, and they additionally might be affected by the funding cut."
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-03-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=483680