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Donna Corrado

Donna Corrado

  • Hearing Showcases Frustrations Over Stagnant Aging Department Budget

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    Council Members Chin, left, & Vallone (photo: John McCarten/City Council)


    The City Council Committee on Aging held a hearing on Monday to examine the allotment for the Department of the Aging (DFTA) in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recently-released executive budget plan.

    Council members and DFTA representatives for the de Blasio administration discussed the situation that seniors may be facing given reduced funding numbers in de Blasio’s $84.86 billion budget proposal. The Council, in its response to the mayor’s preliminary budget, had called

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  • Funding Issues, Waitlists Plague City’s Services for Seniors

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    Seniors at City Hall (photo: @nonprofittalk)


    A June City Council report on the budget for the city Department for the Aging (DFTA) detailed that there are approximately 1,400 seniors on waiting lists for case management services. The average age of these seniors is “85+,” with an average income of “$12,000-$20,000,”...