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New Orleans Council on Aging highlights high senior food insecurity; seeks stable funding and capital repairs
Summary
The New Orleans Council on Aging presented data showing among the highest senior food insecurity rates in the nation, outlined ongoing meal, transportation and senior-center services and said it expects a flat operating budget request for 2025 while flagging capital needs at several centers.
Martin Huber and other New Orleans Council on Aging staff presented the report "State of Seniors: Living in New Orleans 2024," summarizing data the council said shows high rates of food insecurity and poverty among seniors in the city.
Key findings presented: the council told the City Council New Orleans has one of the largest proportions of seniors living in poverty and among the highest rates of seniors with…
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