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Council member asks about federal funding for organizations
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Council Member Crystal Hudson asks the panel about the amount or percentage of federal funding their organizations receive. Representatives from various organizations respond, providing information about their funding sources and potential impacts of federal funding cuts.
- AARP NY does not receive federal funds
- The Lower Eastside Girls Club recently had FEMA United Way funding cut for their food pantry
- Citymeals on Wheels receives some federal funding and emphasizes the importance of their programs in light of potential cuts
- Wellness Together is funded through NYC Aging, but their older adult center receives federal funding for Meals on Wheels
- Project Guardianship has no direct federal funding but receives some pass-through funding and faces uncertainty about potential impacts on their state funding sources
Crystal Hudson
2:48:27
Thank you so much.
2:48:28
And just one question for each of you in your organizations is how much federal funding do you receive or what percentage of your budgets are made up of federal funds?
Crystal Hudson
2:48:40
You can go in any order.
Beth Finkel
2:48:41
We don't get federal funds.
2:48:43
We're talking for the consumers because that's who AARP and actually and our volunteers who have been sitting in this audience
Crystal Hudson
2:48:49
who feel strongly about this.
2:48:51
Thank you.
Jenny Dembrow
2:48:54
We do we actually just got an email about two weeks ago that funding for our food pantry through FEMA United Way was cut.
2:49:05
It's about In its entirety?
2:49:07
That portion of We have multiple funding sources for our food but that portion we were told to freeze funding, freeze spending and that was about $13,000
Crystal Hudson
2:49:20
Thank you.
Jeanette Estima
2:49:20
We also received some funding to like $25,000 perhaps.
2:49:26
But I think the important thing also that I wanted say is programs like the programs that we provide are going to become more and more important as those funding cuts are experienced across the board.
2:49:38
If there's cuts to the OAA nutrition programs that means that the programs that we're putting out especially these pilots, are going to become lifelines.
Crystal Hudson
2:49:47
Thank you.
Penelope Hernandez
2:49:48
For us Wellness Together we have a contract with the city so our funding is through NYC Aging.
2:49:54
But the older adult center, they do receive federal funding and that will be in support of the Meals on Wheels program that will be at risk.
2:50:02
We
Kimberly George
2:50:04
do not currently have any direct federal funding.
2:50:07
We have some pass through that was originally administration community living, and we had a proposal out to the Administration for Community Living for significant funding that now we're not feeling like any of that money's going be going to anybody.
2:50:22
Our biggest funder is the New York State Unified Court System.
2:50:27
It's unclear how much of their budget might rely on federal funding.
2:50:32
In the same, our second biggest funding is the state office for the aging.
2:50:35
And we know that they're facing big cuts, it's unclear to us how that might impact our funding.
Crystal Hudson
2:50:42
Great.