When Doris Taylor became paralysed, her mother was advised to put her in a Home for Incurables. Instead, Doris helped elect a reforming South Australian premier and founded a national institution.
Warm company is just as important as the meals volunteers deliver.
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Personal interactions between volunteers and the older adults they assist, which paused due to pandemic concerns, are resuming.
Residents of the remote town of Norris Point launched their own meals-on-wheels program to help the community cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Kristina Marty, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Trump’s budget director singled out Meals on Wheels as a waste of federal dollars. But identifying bad ways to spend taxpayer money is harder than it sounds.
Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York