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DAS reviews Area Plan update: Older Americans Act funds limited; service unit targets cut
Summary
DAS staff presented the fiscal year 2025–26 Area Plan update required by the Older Americans Act, noting San Francisco will receive about $7.8 million in OAA funds (roughly 7% of community‑based services budget) and that service unit targets for congregate and home‑delivered meals will be reduced by about 10%.
Analysts from the Human Services Agency and DAS presented the draft Area Plan update for fiscal year 2025–26, the required update to the four‑year plan submitted to the California Department of Aging that outlines how Older Americans Act (OAA) funds will be used locally.
Izzy Claytor (HSA policy and planning) explained the OAA funding the local Area Agency on Aging will receive — roughly $7.8 million — and emphasized that OAA funds account for only a portion of DAS community‑based services (staff cited a roughly $105 million community‑based services portfolio). Claytor and Executive Director Kelly Dearman described demographic context: about 191,000 San Franciscans age 60+ (nearly one quarter of the city), and about 11% of seniors — roughly 22,000 individuals — living below the federal poverty level.
Service unit adjustments and…
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