Government Assistance Programs Aid Underprivileged Communities In New York State

GLEN SPEY, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Tamara Lycholaj, 89, receives a hot meal from nutrition worker Al Patalona from the Sullivan County Office for the Aging as he makes "Meals on Wheels" deliveries to elderly rural residents on September 21, 2012 in Glen Spey, New York. He and colleagues deliver hot meals to hundreds of homebound seniors with limited mobility in the rural upstate New York county. The nutrition program is funded by federal, state and county grants. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)