ROSENBERG, Texas — Meals on Wheels programs in the Houston area are feeling the squeeze, hit by deep federal funding cuts and ripple effects from the ongoing government shutdown.

For the first time in its 50-year history, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels will reduce home-delivered meals from seven per week to five starting on Jan. 1, 2026.

The nonprofit currently serves more than 1,300 seniors across Fort Bend and Waller counties.

Executive Director Doug Simpson said they need to fill a $400,000 gap to keep the program running at full strength.

"We didn't want to put anybody on a waitlist, we've never had a waitlist, and we didn't want to take anybody off the program," Simpson told KHOU 11.

The change means roughly 70,000 fewer meals next year, though every client will still recei

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