Nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were “food insecure” in 2017, according to a recent study released by the anti-hunger group Feeding America. That’s 5.5 million seniors who don’t have consistent access to enough food for a healthy life, a number that has more than doubled since 2001 and is only expected to grow as America grays.

More than 1,000 were waiting on the Memphis area’s [Meals on Wheels] list recently. And in Dallas, $4.1 million in donations wiped out a 1,000-person waiting list in December, but within months it had crept back up to 100.

It amazes me how much time and effort is spent on so many issues but we can't seem to provide the basic necessities for our most vulnerable citizens, food. Many thanks to those that provide the efforts to overcome senior citizen food insecurities.