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Meals on Wheels employee Napier Williams loads hot meals into a special warming section of a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employee Napier Williams loads hot meals into a special warming section of a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employee Tracey Hill loads hot meals into a special warming section of her delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Hill has been delivering meals for the organization for nine years. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employee Tracey Hill loads hot meals into a special warming section of her delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Hill has been delivering meals for the organization for nine years. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Tracey Hill and Napier Williams load hot meals into a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. They have many clients who rely on food delivery but also human connection provided by Meals on Wheels employees. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Tracey Hill and Napier Williams load hot meals into a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. They have many clients who rely on food delivery but also human connection provided by Meals on Wheels employees. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employees take advantage of an assembly line to prepare bags of food for clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Staff deliver hot meals as well as shelf stable items to clients daily, many of whom are still without power after Hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employees take advantage of an assembly line to prepare bags of food for clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Staff deliver hot meals as well as shelf stable items to clients daily, many of whom are still without power after Hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Tracey Hill and Napier Williams move hot meals from a cooler into a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. They have many clients who rely on food delivery but also human connection provided by Meals on Wheels employees. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Tracey Hill and Napier Williams move hot meals from a cooler into a Meals on Wheels delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. They have many clients who rely on food delivery but also human connection provided by Meals on Wheels employees. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Warehouse Specialist David Callwood grabs cold cartons of milk for Meals on Wheels clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Warehouse Specialist David Callwood grabs cold cartons of milk for Meals on Wheels clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Elizabeth Flores holds up her Meals on Wheels delivery, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Elizabeth Flores holds up her Meals on Wheels delivery, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels client Annie Jones chats for a moment after receiving a food delivery from Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Deliveries include a hot meal and cold drink but also human connection and a welfare check. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels client Annie Jones chats for a moment after receiving a food delivery from Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Deliveries include a hot meal and cold drink but also human connection and a welfare check. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels client Annie Jones receives a delivery from Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels client Annie Jones receives a delivery from Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels delivery driver Debbie Hardison smiles as she delivers a hot meal to Jorge Aranzeta, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Aranzeta was one of the 2.7 million Houstonians who lost power after Hurricane Beryl's winds ripped through Houston early Monday morning. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels delivery driver Debbie Hardison smiles as she delivers a hot meal to Jorge Aranzeta, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Aranzeta was one of the 2.7 million Houstonians who lost power after Hurricane Beryl's winds ripped through Houston early Monday morning. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

A Meals on Wheels employee picks out keys to her delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Staff pack, load and deliver hot meals and cold drinks while also performing a welfare check on clients. Many clients of the program are still without power from Hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

A Meals on Wheels employee picks out keys to her delivery truck, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Staff pack, load and deliver hot meals and cold drinks while also performing a welfare check on clients. Many clients of the program are still without power from Hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright drives back towards headquarters after delivering meals, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Meals on Wheels staff members bring not only a hot meal and a cold drink but also human connection to clients. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels Director of Operations Matthew Wright drives back towards headquarters after delivering meals, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Meals on Wheels staff members bring not only a hot meal and a cold drink but also human connection to clients. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Warehouse Specialist David Callwood pulls a load of bagged, shelf-stable foods to be stored and used for next week's Meals on Wheels deliveries to clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Warehouse Specialist David Callwood pulls a load of bagged, shelf-stable foods to be stored and used for next week's Meals on Wheels deliveries to clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Joe Hackl, center, and Terri Hackl, left, deliver a generator to an independent living center where several dozen seniors lost power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl in Houston on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Like-minded community efforts have brought relief in the form of fresh food and cool air for some of the millions who sweltered this week without electricity. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Joe Hackl, center, and Terri Hackl, left, deliver a generator to an independent living center where several dozen seniors lost power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl in Houston on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Like-minded community efforts have brought relief in the form of fresh food and cool air for some of the millions who sweltered this week without electricity. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Meals on Wheels employee Yvette Gallaty smiles as she transfers hot meals from a cooler into her delivery truck before taking them to clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Gallaty always had office jobs but finds great joy in the physical, meaningful work she does for clients through Meals on Wheels. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Meals on Wheels employee Yvette Gallaty smiles as she transfers hot meals from a cooler into her delivery truck before taking them to clients, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Gallaty always had office jobs but finds great joy in the physical, meaningful work she does for clients through Meals on Wheels. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)