A BILL TO AMEND THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 TO
PROVIDE GRANTS TO STATES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT,
MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND EXPANSION OF LOW-COST
MEAL PROGRAMS, NUTRITION TRAINING AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS, OPPORTUNITY FOR SOCIAL CONTACTS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

HEARINGS HELD IN MIAMI, FLA., JULY 20, 1970; WASHINGTON,
D.C., SEPTEMBER 16, 17, 24, 1970; SOUTH BEND, IND., SEPTEM-
BER 19, 1970; AND ELKHART, IND., SEPTEMBER 19, 1970

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Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor
CARL D. PERKINS, Chairman

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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Text of H.R. 17763_

Statement of

Atwood, Mrs. William T., director, Meals on Wheels.

Batz, Leonard, member of the Malcom Ross Center, president of the
Membership Organization-

Bechill, Dr. William, assistant professor, University of Maryland,
School of Social Work and Community.

Beckman, R. O., member of the Florida Commission on Aging.
Brickfield, Cyril F., legislative counsel, American Association of Re-
tired Persons and National Retired Teachers Association, accom-
panied by Peter Hughes and Robert Sykes, legislative represent-
atives

Brown, Mrs. Mattie, member of the Perrine Senior Center..
Burnett, Hazel, exective director, Diary Council of St. Joseph Valley..
Cain, Senator Harry P., acting president, board of directors, Metropolitan
Senior Center..

Cervantes, Fernando, member of the Spanish Group, Metropolitan
Senior Center_

Fox, Lester, executive director, United Health Foundation and
REAL Services..

Friedman, Harold, member of the Florida State Council of Senior
Citizens

Gilman, Henry, president, Florida Senior Citizens League of Florida__
Howell, Mrs. Sandra, project director, the Gerontological Society-
Hutton, William R., executive director, National Council of Senior
Citizens

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Kuhn, Dr. Frederick L., general practitioner.
Marsh, Miss Regena, executive director, Meals on Wheels

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Martin, John B., Commissioner, Administration on Aging. Also Miss
Isabelle Kelley, Stephen Simonds, Thomas Bryant...

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McGill, Mrs. Helen, food service supervisor of the low-cost meal program, Metropolitan Senior Center__

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McLoud, C. W., chief of the Bureau of Aging Division of Family
Services, State of Florida..

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Miller, Rudolph, member of the Metropolitan Senior Center. -
Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Florida....

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Perdue, Dr. Jean Jones, member of the board of directors of the Senior
Centers of Metropolitan Dade County, Inc.-

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Romero, Mrs. Mittie, member of the Black Group, Metropolitan
Senior Center_

Sheeler, Peggy, registered nurse, executive director, Baltimore Metro-
politan Meals on Wheels, Inc., accompanied by Eleanor McKnight
Snyder, chief, division of nutrition, Baltimore Health Department,
and secretary, Mayor's Task Force on Nutrition, and Maryjane
Lyman, coordinator, program development for older people,
Lutheran Social Services of Maryland, Inc............

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Simson, Irving, certified public accountant, Metropolitan Senior
Center..

Spurgeon, Martha, director, public welfare, Elkhart, Ind

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Weaver, Ívan, manager, Greencroft Village, Goshen, Ind
Wynn, Bill, executive director, United Fund...

Warskow, Mrs. Florentine, president, Senior Citizens Club.

Vuocolo, Conrad J., director of tenant services, Jersey City Housing
Authority, Jersey City, N.J.-

Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.:

Beber, Charles R., M.D., letter to Hon. Claude Pepper, dated July 17, 1970_.

Brickfield, Cyril F., legislative council, American Association of Retired Persons, and National Retired Teachers Association, statement of.

Corman, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State of California, statement of__

Fascell, Hon. Dante B., a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, statement of..

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Heffron, Alice D., president, board of directors, Food & Nutrition
Services, Inc., Buffalo, N. Y.:

Exhibit I. Food and nutrition problems of the elderly..
Exhibit II. Solutions that have been found to help the elderly
meet the problems of food and nutrition__

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Exhibit III. Recommendations for a national nutrition program_ Letter to Chairman Brademas, dated September 30, 1970Hutchings, Mrs. V. Lucile, executive director, Service for the Aging, Salt Lake City, Utah, letter to Hon. Laurence J. Burton, dated September 9, 1970, enclosing agency brochure..

Hutton, William R., executive director, National Council of Senior Citizens, "White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health,' a report entitled__

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Kramer, Edward J., director, Services to the Elderly, New York City,
N. Y., statement of..

Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Florida:

Exhibit I. Project examples..

Exhibit II. Profile of the participants in AOA nutrition programs.
Exhibit III. EKNI report..

Statement of

Podell, Hon. Bertram L., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New York, statement of__.

Simonds, Hon. Stephen, Commissioner, Community Services Adminis-
tration, Social and Rehabilitation Service, HEW, "Summary of
Social Services Reforms in the Family Assistance Act," an article
entitled_.

Synder, Eleanor McKnight, chief, division of nutrition, Baltimore Health Department, "Organizational Manual for Meals on Wheels,' a compilation entitled..

Stratos, Joseph, Jr., chairman, Philadelphia Commission on Services to the Aging, statement of.......

"What Do Those Who Have Known the Vintage Years Column or Its Writer Have to Say?" an article entitled_.

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