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As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid (The Florence Times-Daily)

5 Jul 2008

Fuel costs have stifled agencies that deliver meals to or provide transportation for senior citizens.

Elderly suffer as fuel costs force cuts (The Monterey County Herald)

5 Jul 2008

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — Early last month, Jeanne Fair, 62, got her first hot meals delivered to her home in this lake town in the sparse southwestern part of the state. Then, after two deliveries the meals stopped because gas prices had made the delivery too expensive.

Needy elders feeling pinch (Albany Times Union)

5 Jul 2008

Homebound struggle as agencies that deliver aid, food forced to cut back SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. -- Faced with soaring gas prices, agencies around the country that provide services to the elderly say they are having to cut back on programs like meals on wheels, transportation assistance and home care, especially in rural areas that depend on volunteers who provide their own gas.In a recent survey ...