| 9 | | - | Whereas, approximately 28 percent of Vermont’s population is 60 years of age or |
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| 10 | | - | older, and according to the Vermont Foodbank, the threat of hunger confronts 12 percent |
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| 11 | | - | of older Vermonters, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed Public Law 92-258, an |
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| 13 | | - | amendment to the Older Americans Act of 1965, that established the national Senior |
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| 14 | | - | Nutrition Program for older Americans, and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, the impetus for the national Senior Nutrition Program was the recognition |
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| 16 | | - | that persons in this age group may not eat adequately due to a lack of finances, an |
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| 17 | | - | inability to prepare nourishing meals, limited mobility, and feelings of loneliness, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in Vermont, the national Senior Nutrition Program is administered through |
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| 19 | | - | the State Unit on Aging at the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living |
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| 20 | | - | and the area agencies on aging, and |
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| 21 | | - | Whereas, Meals on Wheels is a key element of the national Senior Nutrition Program |
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| 22 | | - | through its provision of nutritious meals, safety checks, and friendly visits to those at |
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| 23 | | - | risk of hunger and isolation, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, in 2024, 42 Meals on Wheels providers delivered 986,662 nutritious |
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| 25 | | - | home-delivered meals to thousands of older Vermonters, greatly improving their |
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| 26 | | - | daily physical and emotional lives, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, Meals on Wheels is an important component of Age Strong VT, a 10-year |
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| 28 | | - | program designed to make Vermont “a great place for all ages and stages of life,” and |
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| 29 | | - | Whereas, each March, the federal Administration for Community Living celebrates the |
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| 30 | | - | establishment of the national Senior Nutrition Program, and the theme for 2025 is “A |
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| 31 | | - | Place at the Table,” “[recognizing] the importance of local nutrition programs and the |
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| 32 | | - | meals being served across the country,” now therefore be it |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutionrecognizingMarch2025asNationalSeniorNutritionProgramMonthin |
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| 8 | + | Vermont |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,approximately28percentofVermont’spopulationis60yearsofageorolder,andaccordingtothe |
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| 10 | + | VermontFoodbank,thethreatofhungerconfronts12percentofolderVermonters, and |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,onMarch22,1972,PresidentRichardNixonsignedPublicLaw92-258,anamendmenttothe |
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| 12 | + | OlderAmericansActof1965,thatestablishedthenationalSeniorNutritionProgramforolderAmericans, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,theimpetusforthenationalSeniorNutritionProgramwastherecognitionthatpersonsinthisage |
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| 14 | + | groupmaynoteatadequatelyduetoalackoffinances,aninabilitytopreparenourishingmeals,limited |
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| 15 | + | mobility,andfeelingsofloneliness, and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas,inVermont,thenationalSeniorNutritionProgramisadministeredthroughtheStateUnitonAging |
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| 17 | + | attheDepartmentofDisabilities,Aging,andIndependentLivingandtheareaagenciesonaging, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,MealsonWheelsisakeyelementofthenationalSeniorNutritionProgramthroughitsprovision |
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| 19 | + | ofnutritiousmeals,safetychecks,andfriendlyvisitstothoseatriskofhungerandisolation, and |
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| 20 | + | Whereas,in2024,42MealsonWheelsprovidersdelivered986,662nutritioushome-deliveredmealsto |
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| 21 | + | thousandsofolderVermonters,greatlyimprovingtheirdailyphysicalandemotionallives, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,MealsonWheelsisanimportantcomponentofAgeStrongVT,a10-yearprogramdesignedto |
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| 23 | + | makeVermont“agreatplaceforallagesandstagesoflife,” and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,eachMarch,thefederalAdministrationforCommunityLivingcelebratestheestablishmentofthe |
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| 25 | + | nationalSeniorNutritionProgram,andthethemefor2025is“APlaceattheTable,”“[recognizing]the |
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| 26 | + | importanceoflocalnutritionprogramsandthemealsbeingservedacrossthecountry,”nowthereforebe it |
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