
When they can buy food, they subsist on cheaper, poor quality, processed food which is a contributing factor to their health issues: obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In Pierce County, Washington, the second largest county with 12% of the state’s population:
- 1 in 6 citizens are food insecure
- 12.4% live in poverty
- 10.1% under the age of 65 live with a disability
- 55% of those 65+ live with a chronic disease
Healthy, fresh food is critical to the good health and well being of this under-served, vulnerable population.
The Making A Difference Foundation wants every senior in Pierce County to age with greater hope and success, which is why MADF is participating in the GIVE65 Event – a 65-hour, national online fundraising event hosted by Home Instead Senior Care Foundation.
You can give seniors hope in our community by donating $10 or more during the GIVE65 Event, July 9 – 11.