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State aging officials warn federal funding uncertainty threatens senior meal programs
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Director Munn, director of the South Carolina Department on Aging, told the Legislative Oversight Committee on the department’s recent funding and Meals on Wheels shortages and urged the panel to consider follow-up oversight.
Director Munn, director of the South Carolina Department on Aging, told the Legislative Oversight Committee on the department’s recent funding and Meals on Wheels shortages and urged the panel to consider follow-up oversight.
The department’s finance director, Sayeda Galman, said, “So far this year, we've seen about 50% of our federal funds come through,” and told senators the agency has drawn down roughly $12 million of a typical $24 million in federal Older Americans Act support while awaiting additional releases from the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
The shortfall is affecting area agencies on aging (AAA) that deliver…
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