“I can’t stand for too long a time, or I lose my balance.” This is what Rubem DaSilva, a 79-year-old retired accountant who lives alone in New York City, experiences when he tries to prepare a meal or go grocery shopping ever since his cerebral hemorrhage. His story reflects what I see every day: older Americans going hungry behind closed doors. States are sounding alarm bells that SNAP benefits will run out as soon as next week—and I can’t stop thinking about Rubem and many others in his