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Funding allocation for home-delivered meals and older adult center programs
2:04:16
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Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about the allocation of $11.1 million added to the FY2025 budget for home-delivered meals and older adult center programs. Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez explains the use of funds and potential impacts if not continued.
- The $11.1 million was used to cover increased food costs
- DFTA is in ongoing discussions with OMB to ensure this funding continues in future years
- If funding is not continued, it could result in a reduction of meals served
- The agency aims to maintain current service levels as agreed with OMB
Crystal Hudson
2:04:16
In the fiscal twenty twenty five adopted budget, 11,100,000.0 was added to provide additional funding to support the home delivered meal and OAC programs.
2:04:26
This funding was only added in fiscal twenty twenty five and was not baselined.
2:04:31
How has the additional funding been utilized?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
2:04:35
That's the the food cost.
2:04:37
That was the individual food cost increase.
Crystal Hudson
2:04:40
Food cost increase.
2:04:41
Okay.
2:04:41
How are you working with OMB to ensure this funding is added in the out years?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
2:04:47
It's part of our ongoing discussion with them.
Crystal Hudson
2:04:50
Then if funding is not added in the executive adopted plan, how will home delivered meals and OAC programs be impacted?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
2:04:59
Yeah.
2:04:59
We would see I mean I'm going to go back to my original premise which the agreement was that we would have
Crystal Hudson
2:05:07
You feel confident.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
2:05:08
Service levels will be made intact.
2:05:10
If not then it will be either a reduction of meals or that's the only way that we could address that.