A local Burbank Meals On Wheels volunteer loads precooked meals into a hot food container inside the open hatchback cargo area of a station wagon. An open insulated cooler holds packages of cold items. There is a "Burbank" license plate frame on the car and a sign in the background reads "Loading Zone 10 am - 1 pm." In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Older Americans Act providing funds, under Title VII, to offer seniors a hot meal free of charge or with a suggested donation. According to the Los Angeles Times, in 1981, Burbank was serving hot lunches to 350 seniors five days a week at both senior centers and outreach locations. Sponsored by the Burbank Supplemental Nutrition Program under the Parks and Recreation Department, Burbank's Meals On Wheels volunteers loaded their vehicles at the McCambridge Park Nutrition site and delivered meals to seniors, 65 and older, with a requested donation of $1.
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nonprojected graphic 3.5x5 b&w print
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islandora:1463 local: cco01503
Subject
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Meals on wheels programs--Volunteers--Food containers--Automobiles--Station wagons--Automobile license plates--Signs and signboards--Men--1980s
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