Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA) joins organizations across the country in celebrating 50 years of Senior Nutrition Program

Barre, VT (March 17, 2022) – This March, Central Vermont Council on Ageing (CVCOA) joins the Administration for Group Residing and vitamin service suppliers throughout the nation to have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of the nationwide Senior Diet Program.

Since 1972, the Senior Diet Program has supported vitamin providers for older adults. Funded by the Older People Act, native vitamin applications function hubs for older adults (60 and older) to entry nutritious meals and different important providers that strengthen social connections and promote well being and well-being.

Diet applications for older adults are actually extra vital than ever. Every year within the U.S., as much as half of adults age 65 and older are liable to malnutrition, and greater than 10 million face starvation. Final 12 months, vitamin applications in Central Vermont helped cut back starvation for older adults by offering 222,197 home-delivered, congregate, and grab-and-go meals. These 12 vitamin applications all through Central Vermont are important for assuaging meals insecurity in our communities.

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