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Meals On Wheels Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch And Community At Local Diner
Usually Meals on Wheels means home delivery or lunch at a senior center. For more than 50 years, the federal government has been funding the program to make sure older Americans get the nutrition they need. Now, a project in Vancouver, Wash., is trying to use those funds for something new: a retro-hip diner, where seniors can get eggs, coffee, and community.
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It's a wonderful and amazing idea. That being said, I hope that this is in addition to (and not instead of) home deliveries to those senior citizens who can't drive or get out of the house easily. I feel that the sector that lacks transportation is the one that needs the meals the most. But hopefully the idea is that this diner set-up will soon turn a modest profit, and the profit can go into providing meals for those who can't get out and about.