We Support Meals on Wheels
A measure to protect funding for the Meals on Wheels program gets a public hearing today.
Meals on Wheels is a non-profit, volunteer-based service that delivers nutritious meals to people who are elderly or disabled, homebound, and unable to prepare their own meals.
Senate Bill 154 calls for an increase in the fee schedule for Meals on Wheels provided under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly.
The increase will “reflect reasonable costs of providers and minimize any copayments incurred by participants in the program.”
Here’s how you can speak out on behalf of this bill to urge its passage into state law.
- Send a brief email to AGEtestimony@cga.ct.gov
- Reference Senate Bill 154 in the subject line
- Copy me at Tony.Hwang@cga.ct.gov / include your name and town
- Share this information with anyone who supports Meals on Wheels
The bill can be read here: www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/s/2018SB-00154-R00-SB.htm
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you!
An Important Proposal to Protect CT Seniors
An important proposal to protect seniors gets a public hearing on Thursday:
Senate Bill 150 – An Act Providing for Protections for Consumers Applying for Reverse Mortgages
The bill prevents CT banks from originating a reverse mortgage unless the bank has:
- informed the applicant of the HUD counseling requirement
- received certification that the applicant has attended the counseling session, and that the counseling session was conducted in person.
Here’s how you can speak out on behalf of this bill to urge its passage into state law.
- Send a brief email to AGEtestimony@cga.ct.gov
- Reference Senate Bill 150 in the subject line
- Copy me at Tony.Hwang@cga.ct.gov / include your name and town
- Share this information with CT seniors and their families.
The bill can be read here: www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/s/2018SB-00150-R00-SB.htm
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you!
