Earlier this month, the AARP Foundation announced a commitment to help alleviate hunger among older adults during Poverty and Aging: The Growing Problem of Hunger and Older Adults, a forum it hosted to raise awareness of the unique issues faced by older adults and to encourage innovative strategies and solutions to address them.
In the coming months, the AARP Foundation will launch an anti-hunger initiative that includes distributing outreach and planning toolkits on helping older Americans who are food insecure; working to simplify and eliminate barriers to enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); and encouraging and helping older adults apply for SNAP benefits. While more than 7 million older Americans are eligible for SNAP, less than one-third – approximately 2.4 million individuals – are actually receiving benefits.
Event materials may be found at www.aarp.org/povertyandaging.
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