The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services slashed the staffs of major federal aging, disability and anti-poverty programs, leaving the future of those programs uncertain.
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Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels is facing uncertainty over federal funding that contributes more than a third of the agency’s annual budget.
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The Houston-area nonprofit receives more than a third of its annual budget from the Older Americans Act, which expired last year. Congress has yet to renew this legislation, opting instead for a one-year resolution that temporarily funds the programs included in the act.
Posting for work. Bad weather! No #mealsonwheels deliveries today, Thursday 2/6 in #whiteplainsny.
Today’s delivery will be made tomorrow Friday 2/7 starting at noon, one hour later than our usual time.
Our #mowwp #volunteers are calling clients to alert them.
Stay safe!