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Panelists include:
Joyce Aldridge, Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio,
Inc.
James M. Caldwell, president & CEO, Toledo Northwestern Ohio
Food Bank
Autumn Richards, RD, LD, Area Office on Aging of
Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
Deb Vas, Executive Director, Seagate Foodbank of NW Ohio
A studio audience and viewers watching at home will be able
to call or email questions for the panel.
Senior hunger and food insecurity are serious problems in
our community and nationwide. In Ohio, five percent of
senior citizens are at risk of going hungry. More than
250,000 elderly Ohioans receive emergency food assistance.
The risk of hunger is expected to grow 50 percent by 2015,
while funding for food banks, senior programs and meal
delivery is being slashed.
Joining WGTE in this year-long effort are the Area Office on
Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.; ProMedica; Buckeye
Community Health Plan and The Andersons Charitable
Foundation, among others. More information about WGTE's
partners can be found at
www.seniorhungersolutions.org.
Seeking Solutions to Senior Hunger
is a comprehensive public information campaign through TV,
radio, print and the web, three live Town Hall television
programs on WGTE TV; community events and a website with
resources for seniors and their families at
www.seniorhungersolutions.org.
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