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Area Agency on Aging asks Bourbon County to maintain senior-services funding
Summary
Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging told commissioners that local Meals on Wheels and in‑home supports are facing demand and funding confusion, and asked the county to keep its prior contribution to avoid service cuts and preserve state and federal matching dollars.
Kathy Brennan, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging, told Bourbon County commissioners at the county budget workshop that the agency is asking the county to maintain its current level of funding to support nutrition, in‑home care and caregiver services across the county.
Brennan said the agency, which serves nine counties and is headquartered in Chanute, provides Meals on Wheels, congregate meals, limited attendant care, case management and caregiversupport programs paid largely with federal Older Americans Act and state Senior Care Act funds. She told commissioners the agency is asking the county to continue the same county contribution it made previously.
The request matters because federal and state grants are used as seed funds and county contributions are…
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