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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-Letter Alliance for Aging, Inc.OFFICERS Jerry Santeiro Chair Winston H. Lonsdale I•'ice Chair Peg Hairston Secreuuy Suzette S. Pope Treasurer Ronald Thompkins hnutediale Past Chair BOARD NI EMBERS Maria Atonso, MBA Henry Bikofsky Rene M. Cihran Paul S. Echevarrfa Robert H. Foley Lorraine Harris Liliam M. Lopez Deborah J. Lowe Susana May, MD, MPH Maria A. Rams Senator Nan Rich Commissioner Francis Suarez Toni Vasconcelos HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Mayor Carlos Alvarez Carolina Calderin Rosebud L. Foster, Ed.D. Benjamin Leon, Jr. L.. George Yap PRESIDENT & CEO Max B, Rothman, JD, L.L.M. 760 NW 107 Avenue Suite 214 Miami, FL 33172 (305) 670-6500 Fax: (305) 222-4 100 Elder Helpline: 1-500-963- 5337 www.allinnceforaging.org Partially funded by the DnPnRTMCNT or' Member of 1 ,114a. a ,llliance/w'iIgbig, hrc'. Answers on Aging. February 23, 2011 The Honorable Nan H. Rich Senator, 34th District 777 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway Sunrise, FL 33325 Dear Senator Rich: Thank you very much for your strong support of programs and supportive services for elders in Miami -Dade and Monroe Counties. Unfortunately, Local Services Programs (LSP) and the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI) are not in the Governor's proposed budget at all this year. The current statewide total for LSP is $7,465,811. It provides funding for services for elders to enable them to stay at home and avoid or delay nursing home placement. Of this total, we receive $4,336,541 for Miami -Dade County. We currently serve 4,978 persons who will lose their services, including meals and supportive services on July 1. We also will lose $275,923 in ADI funds for adult day care and supportive services for 89 clients. In both cases, additional federal dollars would be lost as a result of these budget reductions. Please see the attached tables reflecting the impact of proposed budget cuts in Miami -Dade County. We need your ongoing support, Thank you for all your efforts to continue to serve and protect our elders most in need, Please let me know if I can provide any additional information at this time. A-Zaz Max B. Rothman, JD, LL.M. President & CEO Attachments :u81vJTTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR 1TEMtJ3 ONf- u. Area Agency on Aging for Miami -Dade and Monroe Counties Svbrniital - Letter- Pllicoce for (_9r�-�C- IMPACT OF PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS TO STATE FUNDED ELDER SERVICES MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LOCAL SERVICES PROGRAM (LSP) ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SFY 2010-2011 Statewide Appropriation $7,465,81 T SFY 2010-2011 Miami -Dade Appropriation $4,336,541 M-D Non -Recurring --Proposed elimination $3,886,541 M-D Unduplicated Clients served in last 12 months 5;588 M-D Clients losing all services from budget cuts 4,978 IMPACT OF PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS BY AGENCY DADE COUNTY AGENCY AND SERVICES CUTS BUDGET FEDERAL MATCH' CLIENTS Action Community Center ---Transportation $ 60,421 238 Allapattah Community Center --Congregate and Home Delivered Meals $ 361,543 $ 46,089 305 City of Hialeah Gardens --Congregate and Home Delivered Meals $ 92,096 $ 10,471 159 City of Sweetwater --Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Transportation, Recreation $ 683,077 $ 81,979 850 City of West Miami --Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Transportation, Recreation $ 289,344 $ 41,076 222 Fifty Five and Up -Home Delivered Meals $ 37,178 $ 3,826 47 First Quality Home Care --Skilled Nursing Services $ 139,414 65 Jewish Community Services --Adult Day Care, Respite, Transportation $ 221,070 200 Little Havana Activities Ctr--.Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Respite $ 265,250 $ 59,392 87 Miami -Dade Elderly Services --Congregate Meals, Adult Day Care $ 710,509 $ 95,149 1,556 Michael Ann Russell JCC--Health Promotion, Physical Therapy $ 83,647 700 Mt. Sinai - House Call Program --Skilled Nursing Services $ 164,160 69 South West Social Services --Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Transportation, Recreation $ 732,364 $ 70,200 450 TGNI--Homemaker, Personal Care $ 46,468 30 TOTAL $ 3,886,541 $ 408,181 4,978 • The federal match is a USDA match for elderly meals that meet specific dietary requirements. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INITIATIVE (ADI) IMPACT OF PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SFY 2010-2011 Statewide Appropriation $17,171,790 SFY 2010-2011 Miami -Dade Appropriation $874,397 M-D Non -Recurring' --Proposed elimination $275,923 M-D Unduplicated Clients served in last 12 months 278 M-D Unduplicated Clients losing all services from budget cuts 89 IMPACT OF PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS BY AGENCY DADE COUNTY AGENCY AND SERVICES CUTS BUDGET rcutriAL MATCH' CLIENTS EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF DADE COUNTY --Model Day Care, Respite $ 113,355 $ 49,174 34 MOUNT SINAI WIEN CENTER --Caregiver Training, Respite $ 162,568 55 TOTAL $ 275,923 $ 49,174 89 The federal match is a USDA match for meals served at adult day care centers. Alliance for Aging