FACT SHEET SOURCES

1. 85% of..." statistics are from the 2022 Administration for Community Living (ACL) National Survey of Older Americans Act (OAA) Participants. Figures are from the responses of a nationally representative sample of clients receiving home-delivered meals funded through Title III of the OAA. Data are from the ACL AGID National OAA Participants Survey Frequency Tables, available at: https://agid.acl.gov.
   
   
2. 12% of seniors experience limited or uncertain access to adequate food (marginally food secure) is Data calculated by Meals on Wheels America by computer numbers and percent of adults age 60 and over for the two years (2021 and 2022) for each food security level and for each state, of persons with food security data. Data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau custom data tables at https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/ 
   
   
3. Senio population growth statistics can be found via the Gardner Institute at: https://gardner.utah.edu/demographics/population-projections/
   
   
4. Utah has the highest death rate due to malnutrition in The United States. The data are from a 2022 study conducted by Feeding America. The study can be found at https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/map-the-meal-gap/overall-executive-summary.