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April 2015 - Volume 3 - Number 11
A publication for older Arkansans, subscribe today!
April 2015 - Volume 3 - Number 11
CareLink Kitchen food service director Bill Mason and prep cook Ramone Fossette prepare meals to be delivered.
CareLink’s Meals on Wheels feeds 2,436
By Sarah Campbell - Arkansas Aging staff writer
CareLink’s Meals on Wheels program fed 2,436 seniors last year and delivered 298,027 lunches prepared by a registered dietician. Recipients must be at least 60 years old, but there are no income restrictions, according to CareLink development assistant Michelle Gilbert. The program is only available to Pulaski County residents. [Full Text]
No. 1 in senior hunger, but meals still cut
By Tim herr - Director of the Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas
The political process is often hard to understand, and sometimes even more difficult to swallow. And there’s a piece of it stuck in my throat right now. Articles have frequently appeared in this newspaper, publicity has been on the news, and we’ve tried to educate the citizens of Arkansas that the state ranks Number 1 of all 50 states in senior hunger. Nevertheless, there has been a significant cut in funding for senior center meals programs. Moreover, we don’t know exactly how this happened. [Full Text]
‘Shades of Hunger’
By Tim Herr - Director of Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas
Back many, many years ago, when I was in graduate school, I lived in a very cheap apartment. I supported myself with the small stipend I got from the university for being a graduate assistant. Paying for the place to live, including utilities and gas for my car, left little money for food. I survived those years on hot dogs and ramen noodles. I could get cheap wieners for about 59 to 79 cents a package. [Full Text]
To feed the hungry
By Aliya Feldman - Arkansas Aging staff writer
In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Martin Caparros said, “We don’t know who they are. The people suffering from hunger are not our relatives, friends, co-workers; they probably don’t read this paper. We don’t know them, but, at the very least, we ought to know how many of them there are.” For those of you who are hungry or who know someone who is hungry, we are providing this list you can clip to save. There are many food pantries all over the state. If you don’t see a pantry near you, call your Area Agency on Aging to find out how you can get help to find food. Their numbers are: 870-741-1144 for northwest counties; 870-612-3000 for the White River (Batesville) region; 870-972-5980 for eastern counties; 870- 543- 6300 for southeast counties; 501-372-5300 in central Arkansas; 501-321-281 in west central Arkansas (Hot Springs) and 870-234-7410 in southwest Arkansas. [Full Text]
Egg-cellent dining a must
By Rick Kron - food editor
I love Easter eggs. OK, truth be known, chocolate bunnies and peeps come first, then it’s time to hit those hard-boiled eggs. More than 600 million eggs are sold ever year in the United States in March and April, most to be used in some form for Easter. It’s reported that each and every American devours two dozen during Easter. Most of those are probably hard boiled, and many are decorated. [Full Text]
