Question

Outline and describe the US food assistance programs including assistance provided, population served, agency providing the program, legislation the program is authorized under (if applicable), and income eligibility for the following programs:

Meals on Wheels, Congregate Meals.

Answer 1

Meals on wheels program of US is to provide food to the elderly people or the people who cannot cook their own food or who could not afford a healthy meal.

Meals on wheels of America provide food to elderly people nearly 10,000

It is a non profitable association.

* Congregate Meals - this association serve people in the gathering. The groups of people served at a time

They also serve the people of high age i.e 60yrs

They also provide separate and special birthday meals

These meals are provided with an aim to keep the elders healthy and maintain their health.

It is also the non profit program runned by senior housing communities.