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CNMI elder services warn of cutbacks as Office of Aging seeks more local funding
Summary
Public commenters and the Office of Aging director told the House Ways and Means budget hearing the program faces federal funding shortfalls that could force waiting lists, cuts to elder-protection work and reduced meal delivery unless the legislature provides local funds or indirect-cost returns.
Members of the public and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ Office of Aging warned lawmakers on July 17 that elders’ services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands face reductions unless local funding is secured.
Speakers at the House Ways and Means committee hearing described how delivery of homebound meals, elder-protection visits and respite support for family caregivers are at risk if federal grants are cut or if required local maintenance-of-effort funding is not provided. Director Walter Mangalonia told the committee the office has been using grant carryover and community donations to cover shortfalls and that staff and community volunteers have stepped in to keep services running.
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