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RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Friday, June 11, 2010
Arts
Center
Workshops
ARTIST KAREN DENISON
of Sedona works on
her oil painting titled
"Summertime" at the
Sedona Community Art
Center on Wednesday,
June 9 (above). The
center offers the "Dumb
Bunny" art classes for
all ages from beginners
to accomplished artists.
Instructor Maribelle
Leavenworth offers step-
by-step instruction for
students, and classes are
offered Monday through
Wednesday from 9 to
5_1 a.m. Sedona artist
John Roberts works on his
oil painting titled "Round
Up" at the center (right) ......
Photos by Tom Hood/
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of senior hunger
OneLfourth of U.S. adults .....
don't think hunger is a very big Llllch rl!
problem for seniors II MOnday
Although the Sedona [ cheesel teamedbrocolii;
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many vital services for the pudding;
community, the one I receive
the most queries about is our
Meals on Wheels program. I
thought this column might offer
a national perspectiVe on the
issue of senior hunger in order to
answer some of those common
questions.
Today, more than three-quar-
ters of a million American senior
citizens over 65 and living alone
have difficulty providing them-
selves with a steady supply of
food and experience some degree
of hunger, according to the
Meals On Wheels Association
of America. Hunger can strike at
any age, but many people are not
aware of the devastating effects
it has on our senior citizens.
"The United States is the only
developed country with such a
serious hunger problem," states
J. Larry Brown, Ph.D., director
of the Center on Hunger and
Poverty at Brandeis University.
"Ensuring adequate food and
nutrition is essential to the
prevention of chronic disease
and disease-related disabilities
among seniors. As the number
of elderly Americans grows, this
problem will continue to plague
our country unless we take
corrective action now."
Misconceptions About
Senior Hunger
Meals on Wheels programs
across the U.S. deliver more than
1 million meals each
day to senior citizens
and other homebound
individuals. However,
MOWAA estimates that 2
million additional meals
are required to meet the
growing" demand for
nutrition services.
A recent national
survey • shows that 58 Sedona
percent of U.S. adults Community
wrongly assume- that
most senior citizens who Center
request food from senior
nutrition programs SUSAN
receive it. The fact is BARRIN6TON
that 4 out of 10 nutrition
programs that feed the "°"
elderly, such as Meals
On Wheels, have waiting
lists for nutrition services due
to lack of awareness, funding
or volunteers. As grim as that
statistic is, it clearly shows the
current unmet need among states
the senior population, the asso-
ciation states.
The survey also demonstrates
that 24 percent of U.S. adults
do not think hunger is a very
big problem for seniors and 4
in 5 U.S. adults 80 percent
-- believe that hunger among
senior citizens is most often
caused by poverty.
Enid Borden, CEO of
MOWAA, explains, "While
poverty does often contribute to
senior hunger; loneliness, isola-
tion and physical problems can
be major contributors as well.
The truth is, many senior citi-
zens who live alone are unable
to meet their dietary needs for a
variety of reasons and are forced
to make compromises that can
negatively affect their health."
Senior Hunger:. A
Life-Threatening Disease
Seniors who experience
hunger are at risk for serious
health problems. Hunger can be
life-threatening by increasing
the. risk of stroke, prolonging
recovery from illness, extending
hospital stays, limiting the effects
of prescription drugs, decreasing
resistance to infection and even
increasing the occurrence of
depression and isolation.
The majority, of American
adults -- 71 pe/'cent do not
believe that they or their loved
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ones will ever experience some
degree of hunger that will affect
their health. However, with
the first wave of baby boomers
turning 65 in the next decade,
there is certainly a chance that
many older Americans could be
affected by hunger in the future
unless steps are taken to end this
significant societal problem:
Meals On Wheels
Association of America
The Meals On Wheels
Association of America is the
oldest and largest organization
in the United States representing
those who provide meal services
to people in need. Meals On
Wheels programs, the associa-
tion says, deliver meals to more
than 1.7 million housebound
seniors and impaired individuals
in the U.S. every year.
The guiding principle to which
MOWAA subscribes
is "to help those men
and women who are
elderly, homebound,
disabled, frail, or at risk.
MOWAA provides the
tools and information its
programs need to make
a difference in the lives
of others."
It also gives cash
grants to local senior
meal programs
throughout the country
to assist in providing
meals and other nutrition
services. The mission of
MOWAA is to provide
visionary leadership and
professional training and
to develop partnerships that will
ensure the provision of quality
nutrition services.
The Sedona Community
Center's social services include
home-delivered Meals on
Wheels delivered by a devoted
fleet of volunteer drivers. This
meal program also includes our
Breakfast Club program at no
cost. In addition to food, our
volunteers deliver compassion
and respect.
Our Community Lunch is
served at the center Monday
through Friday at noon. This
program is made possible by
our generous, award-winning
kitchen taff and our civic-
minded Restaurant Partners.
Guests are greeted and served
by volunteers. The cost is $3 for
seniors, $6 for those under the
age of 60.
Our -Telecare program
provides daily telephone calls
to individuals in need of a well-
ness check seven days a week.
This vital service is available
free-of-charge to all Sedona-
area residents and is provided by
concerned volunteers.
For more information, to
volunteer or to make reserva-
tions for our classes, events or
social services, call 282-2834.
We are located at the corner of
Harmony Drive and Melody
Lane in West Sedona.
Sedona Community Center
column, written by Susan
Barrington, executive director of
the Sedona Community Center,
appears every Friday in the
Sedona Red Rock News.
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