OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Thousands of Oklahomans rely on feeding programs for nutritious meals, but with recent funding cuts, there's a risk of them going hungry. The Trump Administration has slashed the 'Administration for Community Living' workforce by 40%. That department funds programs acr oss the nation that feed seniors. The 'Areawide Aging Agency' in Oklahoma City receives about $5 million a year from the program, allowing them to feed seniors across the metro five days a week. Oklahoma Humanities Council fears future after letter from DOGE "For a lot of the seniors that we deal with, this may be darn near their only meal of the day," said Blair Schoeb, CEO, Areawide Aging Agency. The agency has about 25 different locations where it serves congregate meals. "On any given day, 1,500 to 2,000 seniors will be there getting a nice, nutritious meal," said Schoeb. They also deliver meals to those who can't get out. Schoeb says they haven't lost funding yet, but he believes it's a possibility. "The notion of these meals going away is horrifying in terms of if you care about seniors and whether or not they're hungry, this could be a dramatic impact on those people," said Schoeb. This isn't the only cut impacting the elderly. Food banks recently lost funding from the USDA. Also, a state meal program through Oklahoma Human Services called ADvantage Waiver was reduced to one meal a day, after federal pandemic funds ran out. "This program costs six dollars a day to provide a second meal to the most vulnerable senior adults," said House Speaker Kyle Hilbert (R-Bristow). Hilbert suggests using state funds to keep the meals going. "25% of them are going to go to a nursing home, which means worse health outcomes for them because they're no longer living independently, getting to be on their own and also substantially greater cost to the state of Oklahoma than the 6 dollars a day we're currently paying for that meal program," said Hilbert. There is still a lot of uncertainty with all of these cuts, and the Areawide Aging agency says the circumstances change nearly every day. ...read more read less