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Committee recommends ARPA funds to expand senior meal workforce; AAAs warn about one‑time funding
Summary
The committee recommended allowing the Department of Finance to move forward with a little over $600,000 in ARPA funding (cited as $628,000) to expand workforce and home‑delivered meals through eight Area Agencies on Aging; presenters warned the funds are one‑time and asked about sustainability.
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee reviewed an ARPA request for "a little over $600,000" (later discussed as $628,000) to expand workforce services that support home‑delivered meals and other AAA activities. Jay Hill (Division of Aging and Behavioral Health) said the request is distributed across eight Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) using the Older Americans Act funding formula, with awards ranging from about $131,000 down to $56,000 depending on region. Hill said the funds would be used "to both bring on new contractors or expand the hours of existing staff to…
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