{"id":20681,"date":"2025-04-24T14:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-cuts-threaten-meals-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities-and-the-aging\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:53:42","slug":"trump-cuts-threaten-meals-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities-and-the-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-cuts-threaten-meals-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities-and-the-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe meals help stretch my budget,\u201d Ms. Gentis, 77, said. Living alone and in a wheelchair, she appreciates having someone look in on her regularly. The same group, a nonprofit, delivers books from the library and dry food for her cat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Ms. Gentis is anxious about what lies ahead. The small government agency responsible for overseeing programs like Meals on Wheels is being dismantled as part of the Trump administration\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/press-room\/hhs-restructuring-doge.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">overhaul<\/a> of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Roughly half its staff has been let go in recent layoffs and all of its 10 regional offices are closed, according to several employees who lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m just kind of worried that the whole thing might go down the drain, too,\u201d Ms. Gentis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In President Trump \u2019s quest to end what he termed \u201cillegal and immoral discrimination programs,\u201d one of his <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">executive orders<\/a> promoted cracking down on federal efforts to improve accessibility and representation for those with disabilities, with agencies flagging <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/03\/07\/us\/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html\" title=\"\">words<\/a> like \u201caccessible\u201d and \u201cdisability\u201d as potentially problematic. Certain research studies are no longer being <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/22\/science\/trump-accessibility-research.html\" title=\"\">funded<\/a>, and many government health employees specializing in disability issues have been fired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The downsizing of the agency, the Administration for Community Living, is part of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/17\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-proposes-health-department-cuts.html\" title=\"\">far-reaching cuts<\/a> planned at the H.H.S. under the Trump administration\u2019s proposed budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While some federal funding may continue through September, the end of the government\u2019s fiscal year, and some workers have been called back temporarily, there is significant uncertainty about the future. And some groups are reporting delays in receiving expected federal funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of confusion,\u201d said Becky Yanni, the executive director of the Council on Aging in St. Johns County in Florida. She said she has been told that the most recent funding for its Meals on Wheels program and other services might be late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If the funding does not arrive, \u201cin a lot of communities, you will be looking at cuts in services,\u201d said Sandy Markwood, the chief executive officer for USAging, which represents the network of area agencies of aging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The community living division helps coordinate services and provide funding for older and disabled Americans so they can stay at home rather than live in a nursing home. With a budget of $2.6 billion, the unit represents a minuscule fraction of total H.H.S. spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/27\/us\/politics\/health-department-job-layoffs-rfk-jr.html\" title=\"\">the reorganization<\/a> introduced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the community unit\u2019s responsibilities will be divided among other agencies, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Administration for Children and Families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis consolidation allows the department to better meet the current health needs of vulnerable populations across the country,\u201d a spokeswoman for H.H.S. said in a statement. \u201cThis does not impact the important work of these critical programs as it will continue elsewhere within H.H.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So far, several programs under the unit will be eliminated under the proposed budget, including one that provides ombudsmen in nursing homes, to help ensure the safety and welfare of residents, and respite care programs, to provide a break for those caring for an older person or person with disabilities. States would also have more latitude in determining where funds should be allocated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition to meal deliveries, the community living agency supports numerous programs, including the nonprofit Centers for Independent Living, that are staffed by people with disabilities, who help older adults and others with disabilities move out of nursing homes and back into the community, and find services, like transportation and legal assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Theo W. Braddy, the executive director for the National Council on Independent Living, which represents the centers and people with disabilities, said the uncertainty has upended planning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEverybody is on edge. We can\u2019t tell them anything because we don\u2019t know anything yet,\u201d he said, adding that no one from the Trump administration or H.H.S. has attempted to contact the group with updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Advocates say the recent cutbacks have further marginalized older Americans and those with disabilities. \u201cThe bottom line is that people in charge simply don\u2019t care about large swaths of the American people,\u201d said Dr. Joanne Lynne, a clinical professor of geriatrics and palliative care at George Washington University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe have made living with disability and old age exceedingly unpleasant,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are on course to make it virtually intolerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Community groups like Meals on Wheels are bracing for significant cuts. In addition to the potential loss of funding from the Administration for Community Living, Republican lawmakers are proposing reducing grants to states that use another stream of federal funding. The Trump administration and Republicans are also pushing for significant cuts to the Medicaid program, which provides heath care coverage for low-income Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re concerned about a number of potential threats happening all at once,\u201d said Josh Protas, the chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, an association of the local nonprofits. About a third of the association\u2019s local units already have waiting lists, he said, and lower funding would result in fewer meals for fewer people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">People who are 60 or older with low incomes, and who have difficulty preparing food for themselves, typically qualify for Meals on Wheels. The demand for services is increasing as food prices rise and more people need assistance. More than two million older Americans receive food deliveries each year, and many say they would have difficulty paying for meals without the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMeals on Wheels is a godsend for me,\u201d said Richard Beatty, a 70-year-old with poor vision and limited mobility living in Baltimore. He receives deliveries four times a week and isn\u2019t sure how he would manage without the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If there are cuts in funding, the programs would have to make hard choices about who would be eligible for deliveries. \u201cWe would have to make drastic changes to who we were serving,\u201d said Dan Capone, the chief executive of Meals on Wheels South Texas, which serves roughly 300 people a week, including Ms. Gentis. His group also receives private donations, with federal funds accounting for some 40 percent of the budget, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The federal community unit under the ax also plays a key role in supporting disabled Americans, including older individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cSo much of the work we do is about giving people dignity in their lives,\u201d said Karen Tamley, the chief executive of Access Living, a Chicago-based center, one of 400 across the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The centers connect people with a variety of services, and offer job and skills training to young adults with disabilities. They may teach someone to drive, or help them find affordable housing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Administration for Community Living has helped organizations navigate the state and local bureaucracies responsible for doling out federal funds. When Mr. Capone wanted more clarity as to how Texas was distributing the money, he got in touch with the unit\u2019s regional office in Dallas. \u201cWe just started building that relationship with the field office, and that field office is gone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is frustrating on a practical level,\u201d said Fay Gordon, one of the regional administrators who was let go earlier this month. \u201cThese programs are live and need direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some groups are not waiting before starting to take steps to reduce costs. Brittany Boyd-Chisholm, the chief executive of the Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania, said that more than half of her funding comes through the federal agency. She has asked all the managers, herself included, to take a cut in salary of between 5 and 10 percent and is weighing other actions. She said her center was already underfunded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No one has provided her with any information about future grants, and her emails have not been returned. \u201cIt makes you feel completely on your own,\u201d Ms. Boyd-Chisholm said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Created under the Obama administration, the agency was intended to unify the work of three other agencies: the Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThese programs being together and working together was about efficiency and was about coordination,\u201d said Alison Barkoff, the former acting administrator under President Biden, who stepped down last fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During the first Trump 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