Q&A
Funding concerns for NORC programs in Council Member Zhuang's district
1:10:50
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Council Member Susan Zhuang raises concerns about funding for NORC programs in her district. Seniors are worried about potential funding cuts and the program's ability to survive.
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez assures that there have been no cuts to NORC programs or other programs under the Department for the Aging.
- The Commissioner emphasizes that NORC funding is separate from other programs like adult day care centers.
Susan Zhuang
1:10:50
Yeah.
1:10:50
That's right.
1:10:51
And now So the first question, not about housing.
1:10:54
About funding.
1:10:55
In my district, we have Nord's program.
1:10:58
People out there are very happy.
1:11:00
The only thing the senior keep asking me about funding.
1:11:04
They worry, they are funding be cut, and that they are they don't have enough money, and that they're not able to survive there.
1:11:11
And and, also, they have another sad story I hear from my community saying a lot of people complain.
1:11:19
A dull day care center has more funding than work program.
1:11:23
That's the state.
1:11:24
Yes.
1:11:25
How is they gonna compete with each other?
1:11:28
And that they feel like they're competing how do we make sure the North's program stays?
Crystal Hudson
1:11:36
Alright.
1:11:36
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