"Meals on Wheels" could be hit by automatic cuts
Updated: February 26, 2013
SPRINGFIELD -- If automatic cuts take effect Friday, a local senior agency would have to cut approximately 10,000 home-delivered meals each year.
Friday's sequestration cuts would nip at the program which provides at-home meals to seniors.
The Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, which serves seniors in 12 counties including Sangamon, says about 100 seniors would feel the cuts. On Monday, the White House released a list of potential cuts to Illinois if those cuts take effect Friday.
The state could see a $33.4 million decrease in elementary and secondary education funding. Illinois is also on track to lose $6.4 million in environmental grants for clean air and water according to White House estimates.
The Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, which serves seniors in 12 counties including Sangamon, says about 100 seniors would feel the cuts. On Monday, the White House released a list of potential cuts to Illinois if those cuts take effect Friday.
The state could see a $33.4 million decrease in elementary and secondary education funding. Illinois is also on track to lose $6.4 million in environmental grants for clean air and water according to White House estimates.
