new york meals wheel america umbrella organization 5,000 providers home-delivered meals seniors say saturday online donations surge since white house release propose budget could lead big drop fund organization provide advocacy service national network receive 50,000 thursday budget blueprint announce compare 1,000 typical day president donald trump first budget proposal include 17.9 percent cut fiscal 2018 fund department health human service provide government support meals wheel organization say budget proposal say cut would affect administration community live hhs agency fund nutrition program elderly meals wheel spokeswoman jenny bertolette say meals wheel say website difficult imagine scenario next federal budget would impact service meals wheel america local meals wheel program see uptick give replace federal fund bertolette tell reuters email white house refer question hhs budget department hhs representative refer statement secretary tom price release early week hhs dedicate fulfil department mission improve health well-being american people budget support mission help ensure deliver critical service fellow citizens statement say trump budget proposal call sharp increase military spend like reduction discretionary non-defense program prompt wave concern democrats president fellow republicans bertolette say national meals wheel association know whether local members see similar jump donations one six seniors struggle hunger accord organization provide service free charge afford pay seniors fresh meals deliver daily show great improvement health well-being get freeze meals deliver week meals organization say cite research brown university fund aarp inc. accord website meals wheel america host resource center nutrition help federal fund meals wheel america see surge donations u.s. budget