Seniors Could Go Hungry In Passaic County Under Trump's Budget Proposal

Meals On Wheels and other programs that mostly help low-income senior citizens in Passaic County are at risk under a budget proposed by President Trump, multiple news outlets report.

Meals On Wheels in Passaic County is threatened under President Trump's budget proposal.
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Cindy Capitani

03/17/2017 12:30 p.m.

People's lives are at stake, Passaic County Freeholder Assad Akhter told northjersey.com.

The meal program that feeds over 1,300 shut-ins in Passaic County alone relies on federal funding from the Community Development Block Grant program.

The CDBG grant in Passaic County also helps low-income residents with heating bills and weatherization.

The federal program was established in 1974 to help state and local governments assist people in needy neighborhoods, the CDBG website says.

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