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Meals On Wheels Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch And Community At Local Diner

The Diner, which is a project of Meals on Wheels People in Vancouver, Wash., provides community in addition to meals for seniors enrolled in the program. Tom Cook/Courtesy Meals on Wheels People hide caption

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Meals On Wheels Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch And Community At Local Diner

Meals on Wheels usually means home delivery or lunch at a senior center. But at a new project in Vancouver, Wash., it's a retro-hip neighborhood diner where seniors can get eggs, coffee and community.

Meals On Wheels Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch And Community At Local Diner

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Food Is Just One Serving Of What Meals On Wheels Gives Seniors

One client receives food from Meals on Wheels. Most of the federal money for the program comes through the Older Americans Act. That's part of the Department of Health and Human Services budget, which is slated for a cut of nearly 18 percent. Courtesy of Meals on Wheels America hide caption

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Food Is Just One Serving Of What Meals On Wheels Gives Seniors

The service delivers meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities and could be facing big cuts in the Trump budget. Studies show the program improves health and saves money.

Food Is Just One Serving Of What Meals On Wheels Gives Seniors

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