The Sequester: What 8% Automatic Cuts Would Mean for Aging Programs - Conversations with GIA
FOR GRANTMAKERS: Join Grantmakers in Aging and the American Society on Aging for a webinar to learn more about the possible impact of automatic cuts to federal programs scheduled to take effect before the end of the year and what can be done to protect older adults. This free program is open to all Grantmakers. ASA is producing this event and will host the recorded program for access by GIA members. Register for the webinar here.
FOR GRANTMAKERS: Join Grantmakers in Aging and the American Society on Aging for a webinar to learn more about the possible impact of automatic cuts to federal programs scheduled to take effect before the end of the year and what can be done to protect older adults. This free program is open to all Grantmakers. ASA is producing this event and will host the recorded program for access by GIA members. Register for the webinar here.
In a “lame duck” session after the election, Congress will consider decisions of great concern to seniors and those who serve them. If Congress does not pass a bipartisan plan to reduce the federal deficit by the end of the year, the nation will face drastic, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts starting on January 2.
These cuts are known as a “sequester,” and they would include cuts to discretionary programs, such as the Older Americans Act (OAA), of approximately 8%. Results would include:
• 17 million fewer congregate and home-delivered meals for hungry seniors
• 1.9 million fewer senior transportation rides to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and other needs
• 1.5 million fewer people receiving personal care services such as in-home help with bathing and dressing
• 290,000 senior households losing their heat due to a $285 million cut in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• 6,400 fewer unemployed low-income older adults getting hired and paid because of cuts to the Senior Community Service Employment Program
Join us to learn more about the possible impact and what can be done to protect older adults.
Speakers:
Howard Bedlin, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy at the National Council on Aging
Marci Phillips, Director Public Policy and Advocacy at the National Council on Aging.
Co-sponsored byt The John A. Hartford Foundation. This free program is open to all Grantmakers. ASA is producing this event and will host the recorded program for access by GIA members.
