Older Individuals Month, which was initially known as “Senior Residents Month” and takes place in Might every year, was designated in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and the Nationwide Council of Senior Residents as a time to pay tribute to the contributions of previous and present older individuals to our nation. At the moment, solely 17 million residing Individuals had reached their sixty fifth birthday. In the present day, about one in each seven Individuals is over the age of 65 and by 2040 that quantity will swell to 1 in 5.

Older adults deserve our honor, our honest gratitude, and our respect for all that they’ve completed to construct and maintain our nice Nation. Sadly, practically 5 million seniors battle with starvation within the U.S. So whereas there are a lot of methods you may honor our nation’s rising aged inhabitants, maybe top-of-the-line methods to point out your gratitude is to ensure they’re taken care of and nourished. 

This Might, be part of us in celebrating Older Individuals Month by combating senior starvation.

To do that, we will’t consider two higher organizations to assist than America’s Charities’ nonprofit members, Feeding America and Meals on Wheels America. One of the crucial cost-efficient methods you may assist these nonprofits is to donate to them via your employer’s office giving program (Don’t have a program? Click on right here to have your employer contact our crew.) Click on on every charity’s identify under to study extra about their work, and for extra methods to assist them!​

• Feeding America: The speed of starvation amongst seniors aged 60 and older has elevated by 45% since 2001, a lingering impact of the 2008-09 recession. On the present fee, the variety of food-insecure seniors could develop to greater than 8 million by 2050. After a lifetime of arduous work, 63% of the households with older adults (50+) that Feeding America serves discover themselves dealing with an not possible alternative — to purchase groceries or medical care. And because the baby-boom era ages, the variety of seniors dealing with starvation is simply anticipated to extend. Feeding America is working arduous to stop this. Click on right here to study why starvation pains may be more and more painful as we age and for tactics you may assist Feeding America handle this difficulty. A $1 donation helps Feeding America present $20 price of groceries (wholesale worth) for 46 million people served who battle with starvation within the U.S.
• Meals on Wheel America: Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest nationwide group supporting the greater than 5,000 community-based senior diet packages throughout the nation which might be devoted to addressing senior starvation and isolation. This community, together with greater than two million volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, pleasant visits and security checks that allow America’s seniors to dwell nourished lives with independence and dignity. By offering funding, management, analysis, schooling and advocacy assist, Meals on Wheels America empowers its native member packages to strengthen their communities, one senior at a time. $10 may also help make sure that weak, homebound seniors nationwide obtain a heat meal and pleasant go to from a caring volunteer. Click on right here to study extra about Meals on Wheels and methods to assist their work.