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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 69
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Campbell, Perdue,
Boggs, Proudfoot, Fragale, Pino, Hatfield, Spencer, Poling D.,
Stephens, Pethtel, Fleischauer, Manchin, Moye, Wysong, Evans,
Azinger, Hamilton and Rowan)
(Originating in the Select Committee on Senior Citizens Issues)
[February 13, 2008]
Urging the United States Congress
to provide adequate funding for
the Older Americans Act for support services and meal programs
for West Virginia seniors and reject any budget that would not
keep senior programs funded to at least the rate of inflation
.
W
HEREAS
, Transportation and meal services are vital to
maintaining independence. Senior citizens require services to
fulfill many needs, such as transportation to medical appointments
and maintaining regular and suitable nutrition. Having a means of
readily available transportation and meals helps alleviate the
stress and anxiety seniors go through, thus allowing them to live
a more independent and relaxed lifestyle; and
W
HEREAS
, West Virginia Senior Centers offer these essential
services to seniors through the Older Americans Act of 1965, which
provides vital funding in approving the quality of life to our over
60 population; and
W
HEREAS
, During FY 2005-2006, services have been provided by Senior Centers throughout West Virginia to 29,679 seniors, with
2,317,639 meals served to qualified individuals; and
W
HEREAS
, Since 1994, federal funding has increased marginally
(2.7% cumulatively) for West Virginia supportive services which
provides necessary transportation services to seniors throughout
the State; and
W
HEREAS
, Federal funding for congregate and home delivered
meals programs has increased only 12.9% cumulatively to provide
nutritional meals to seniors; and
W
HEREAS
, The national inflation rate during this fourteen year
time frame has increased to 34.4%, thus jeopardizing the
continuation of these programs; and
W
HEREAS
, Due to this inflation, the increase in expenses (food
supplies, utilities, fuel, etc.) and insufficient federal funding,
senior centers are experiencing great difficulty in obtaining
additional funds in order for these services to continue; and
W
HEREAS
, Federally, the FY 2009 request of $1.381 million is a
decrease of $32 million from current funding for FY 2008 for the
Older American's Act. The President's budget request provides
level-funding, which is in fact a cut, for important programs such
as congregate and home-delivered meals supportive services;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby urges the United States Congress
to provide adequate funding for the Older Americans Act for
supportive services and meal programs and reject any budget that
would not keep senior programs funded to at least the rate of
inflation
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Members
of the West Virginia delegation to the United States Congress.
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