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Senate hearing: Office on Aging warns service cuts could jeopardize federal grants
Summary
Office on Aging officials told a Senate budget hearing that proposed local budget cuts and the likely loss of federal LIHEAP funding would reduce meal sizes, cut utilities funding and risk federal grants under the Older Americans Act.
The Office on Aging told a Senate budget committee on July 24 that proposed reductions in local budget support and the possible loss of federal grants would sharply squeeze services for older residents across Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
At a hearing on the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ (DCCA) budget, Walter Manglona, director of the Office on Aging, described a steady rise in clients and said the office had requested eight additional full‑time positions and $300,000 to shore up the nutrition program. He told senators the office currently delivers about 104 meals daily for homebound clients and served 41,000 congregate/homebound meals in the past year; demand has risen 20–30% this year.
“Food items. This is the bulk of my request. Conservatively, I was asking for $300,000,” Manglona said, describing current per‑meal costs in Saipan of about $3.75 and warning the program could exhaust its contract funds…
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