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Area Agency on Aging Reports Funding Cuts, Service Reductions; Asks Alamosa for Help
Summary
South Central Colorado Seniors told Alamosa council that federal funding has been flat while state allocations have fallen, forcing reduced service days and cuts to home services; the agency asked the council to consider increasing its local allocation and described a 60%-complete resource center stalled by lost grant dollars.
Representatives from South Central Colorado Seniors, the area agency on aging that serves the San Luis Valley, told the City of Alamosa council the agency is facing continuing funding shortfalls that have reduced services for older adults and left a capital project stalled.
At the April meeting, the presenter said federal funding held steady but state funding has declined by 8.3% over two years and that recent allocation notices show another 3% reduction. As a result, congregate meal program days were cut: several meal sites moved from five days a week to four, and two operate three days a week. The agency said the…
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