Letter/Emails to Legislators Templates
Call to Action and Background Powerpoint
The Call to Action summarizes the need and what we are asking legislators to do. The PowerPoint (PDF version) provides data received from the MN Board on Aging, the state-level administrator of the Senior Nutrition Programs, with projections by Minnesota’s Area Agencies on Aging.
Email Blurb
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Make your voice heard!
Meals for older adults are seriously underfunded in Minnesota, and the health of older Minnesotans is at risk.
The Minnesota Association of Area Agencies on Aging and a coalition of organizations that provide services to older adults are leading an effort to add $20 million ($10 million per year) to the State Senior Nutrition Program to meet minimum nutritional needs for older adults.
Food insecurity disproportionately affects older Minnesotans from lower-income and rural communities who often live in food deserts, have limited English proficiency or lack access to transportation.
We need your help! Contact your legislators and ask them to support S.F. 2244 and H.F. 2523 to fund meals for seniors.
Learn more at mn4a.org/fund-senior-meals
Social Media Images
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Sample post 1
1 in 2 older adults is at risk for malnutrition. Ask your legislators to pass H.F. 2523/S.F. 2244 and fund meals for seniors. Learn more: mn4a.org/fund-senior-meals #seniors #food security #mealsforseniors
Sample post 2
Meals for older adults are severely underfunded. Contact your legislators today and ask them to pass H.F. 2523/S.F. 2244 and fund meals for seniors. mn4a.org/fund-senior-meals #seniors #food security #mealsforseniors
Sample post 3
Lack of nutrition puts people at higher risk of illness and longer hospital stays. Funding for meals for our most vulnerable older adults does not meet the need. Ask your legislators to increase funding for senior meals this session by passing H.F. 2523/S.F. 2244. mn4a.org/fund-senior-meals #seniors #food security #mealsforseniors