#mealsonwheels — Public Fediverse posts

How cooking became a way to give back

My name is Tia, and I’ve always been a big foodie! Family has always been at the heart of that love – from sitting in the car while my mum delivered Meals on Wheels, to an eight-year tradition of baking my niece’s birthday cakes, and now sharing that passion with my almost two-year-old…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #BournemouthandPooleCollege #mealsonwheels #Southampton
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2566777/how-cooking-became-a-way-to-give-back/

Executive Director of Alameda Meals on Wheels Peri Drake writes, "We deliver hot meals daily... and recipients can specify if they want meals that are heart-healthy, diabetic-friendly, vegetarian, renal, soft, or pureed." Here's how to get involved. https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/opinion-alameda-meals-wheels-needs-community-support/

#alameda #MealsOnWheels

Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft urges residents to support Alameda’s small businesses and local nonprofits this holiday season, highlighting ways to shop local, give back, and strengthen the community. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/mayor-ashcraft-encourages-alamedans-shop-local-give-local/

#alameda #AlamedaFamilyServices #CityHall #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #MealsOnWheels #WarmingShelter

I had a turkey #dinner from #MealsOnWheels #today and it was decent. Chorus board meeting in a bit. @Tenor2JT and I will join remotely.

SHORTS 180 Your Meals on Wheels Years

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https://intoyourhead.ie/2025/11/15/shorts-180-your-meals-on-wheels-years/

#Maine #GovernorJanetMills releases $1.25 million to help #FoodBanks respond to #SNAP losses

Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.

by Randy Billings. October 30, 2025

FALMOUTH — "Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that her administration is releasing an additional $1.25 million in funding for food pantries and anti-hunger programs in a bid to keep nearly 170,000 low-income Maine families from losing assistance during the federal government shutdown.

"Mills said the funding would be distributed through the #GoodShepherdFoodBank and the #AreaAgenciesOnAging to support programs such as #MealsOnWheels and other anti-hunger organizations.

" 'When the federal government fails, Maine will not,' Mills said in a written statement. 'When challenges arise, Maine people step up.'

"Mills is using $1 million from the governor’s contingency account and the John T. Gorman Foundation is providing $250,000. The Portland nonprofit noted that 55,000 children could lose food assistance.

"Heather Paquette, president of Good Shepherd, said in a written statement that the funding will help support nearly 600 food pantries and other partner organizations across the state.

" 'Our partners on the front lines are facing an overwhelming need for food right now and these funds will go to work immediately to help ensure everyone in Maine has access to the food they need to feed themselves and their families during this uncertain time,' Paquette said.

[...]

"Some other states are also announcing emergency funding for food banks and food assistance programs in anticipation of the loss of SNAP benefits. #Minnesota, for example, has announced $4 million for food assistance programs, and #NewYork is committing $30 million."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/29/maine-gov-janet-mills-considering-all-options-to-respond-to-loss-of-snap/

Archived version:
https://archive.fo/1nXLP

#USPol #MainePol #MaineResists
#Resistance #ResistTrump #TrumpSucks #TrumpIsABully #TrumpIsAFascist #SNAPCuts #USDACuts #HungerGames #KillThePoor #FoodStamps #FoodInsecurity #District13 #Mainers

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• How #ScienceFiction helps foster emotional awareness and empathy, by Gabriel Quintero

• A Black man’s lived perspective on sports and #racism, by Leo Croft

• Concern about funding cuts to #MealsOnWheels, a lifeline to seniors, by @kathleenamurphy

• Living as a gay man in a #MAGA community, by Tom Bilcze

• Vulnerability and collaboration in the creative process, by Sam Pennisi

https://medium.com/blog/does-science-fiction-teach-us-how-to-feel-7e0435476b14

#Medium #writing

Also I was denied personal care and #mealsonwheels by the state because I "don't have a physical #disability?" Well yes I am depressed because I'm bedridden from #cfs not vice versa which they're claiming. My doctor even wrote in my medical file I need the help. It's such 90s thinking that #MeCfs is a mental health condition but yet here we are. It means to get a shower and not lose my apartment due to my kitchen floor being dirty or bathroom or a fucking basic level of clean because I can't sweep or mop it, I have to pay for it from my #SSI $963 a month. These need to be done at least every week.
#abelism #discrimination

Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels is facing uncertainty over federal funding that contributes more than a third of the agency’s annual budget.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/11/518501/fort-bend-seniors-meals-on-wheels-voices-concerns-over-federal-funding/

#FortBend #Local #News #Congress #FortBendCounty #FortBendSeniorsMealsOnWheels #MealsOnWheels #OlderAmericansAct

The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services slashed the staffs of major federal aging, disability and anti-poverty programs, leaving the future of those programs uncertain.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/04/02/517485/hhs-layoffs-hit-meals-on-wheels-and-other-services-for-seniors-and-disabled/

#HealthScience #News #Politics #AntiPovertyPrograms #DepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices #HealthDepartment #MealsOnWheels

Agency for #Seniors and People With #Disabilities to Be Shuttered Under #HHS Cuts

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/agency-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2

#MealsOnWheels #Trump2.0 #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #BlackMastodon

Rachel Bitecofer: "Trump and Elon Musk are killing off #MealsOnWheels. Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under these cuts":
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/agency-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2
#PennyWisePoundFoolish #greed #politics

"These questions are still on the table, even after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted a radical plan that President Trump announced Tuesday to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, even though the money has already been appropriated by Congress."

#Trump #Medicaid #FundingFreeze #MealsonWheels #DHHS #LIHEAP #SchoolLunchProgram #HeadStart #LowIncomeFamilies
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"Will low-income families be able to keep the heat on? Will seniors have access to another meal on wheels? Will Medicaid continue? Will low-income children get breakfasts or lunches at school? Will children be able to go to Head Start?"

~ Amy Goodman

#Trump #Medicaid #FundingFreeze #MealsonWheels #DHHS #LIHEAP #SchoolLunchProgram #HeadStart #LowIncomeFamilies
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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/29/trump_omb_funding_freeze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs8b9xNuUAU

😃 HOLD ON! UPDATE: The #FederalAidFreeze
completely RESCINDED as of say a half hour ago. But this vid is still a good idea to watch because #KnowYourEnemy

#DemocracyNow

'Complete Chaos": #Medicaid, #MealsOnWheels, etc on the Chopping Block as #OrangeMussolini Freezes Trillions

#FuckTrump

#francescafiorentini @franifio.bsky.social Call your representatives tomorrow and explain what programs are important to you and why. #activism #action #organize #pushback #fight #congress #medicaid #snap #mealsonwheels #headstart #veterans #benefits #fightback

My neighbor two doors over just called me for help because she's afraid her #MealsOnWheels delivery for tomorrow won't show up. She wants to know if we will cook for her. 😳

She voted for #Trump.

I don't want to punish her *exactly* but she voted for this uncertainty! I didn't.

I won't let her starve. If they don't show up I'll help. BUT I'll tell her WHY they're not showing up while I'm cooking her dinner! Also, I'll block FoxNews from her TV.

#FederalFunding #ExecutiveOrder

This spending freeze could effect everyone. More FAFO. #austeritymeasures #trump #teachers #doctors #nurses #workingclass #healthcare #medicaid #spendingcuts #disasterfunding #headstart #mealsonwheels #MediCal youtu.be/C_dS-NAd-v8?...

BREAKING: MASS CHAOS AS TRUMP ...