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DAS director says state budget restored key elder supports; Dignity Fund maintained amid local midyear adjustments
Summary
Executive Director Kelly Dearman told the DOS Commission that the state budget restored APS expansion funding at $70 million and IHSS eligibility for Medi‑Cal‑eligible undocumented adults; locally the Dignity Fund was funded at $3 million with $1.7 million for operational costs so existing programs are maintained but no new programming was added.
San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services Executive Director Kelly Dearman on July 3 told the DOS Commission that recent state budget actions preserved several priorities for older adults and people with disabilities while local midyear adjustments kept the department from taking additional cuts.
Dearman said the state budget fully funded the Adult Protective Services (APS) expansion at $70,000,000 and restored training funds for APS. She also said the budget restored In‑Home…
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