Sequestration Means Fewer Meals for South Florida Seniors

Washington, DC, April 30, 2013
Since March 1, the effects of the indiscriminate cuts of sequestration are starting to take effect, and Americans are taking notice. In South Florida, it means $1 million less in the Older Americans Act to help fund meals for lower-income seniors in Miami

MIAMI – Since March 1, the effects of the indiscriminate cuts of sequestration are starting to take effect, and Americans are taking notice. In South Florida, it means $1 million less in the Older Americans Act to help fund meals for lower-income seniors in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

The President of the Alliance for Aging, Max Rothman, wrote in a recent op-ed for the Miami Herald that this reduction means there will be 142,000 fewer meals for more than 1,000 people in need.

On Tuesday, April 30, Max Rothman was on hand to discuss more in depth what these cuts mean for local seniors, along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) who has called for Democrats and Republicans in Congress to come together to replace sequestration cuts with a balanced plan that will create jobs, grow our economy, and strengthen the middle class, all while reducing our deficit. Also joining them was Fred Stock, the CEO of Jewish Community Services of South Florida, who talked about how his organization is managing sequestration cuts and providing meals and services to area seniors.