Doubts remain as to whether a program delivering meals to older adults in Northeast Florida will be funded this year on the state level.
The Senate has approved $400,000 for the request for funding for ElderSource from Sen. Clay Yarborough, but Rep. Dean Black’s ask in the House has yet to get traction.
Elder Source operates in a sprawling, growing area of the state, including Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia. It provides especially needed services for homebound and financially-constrained seniors.
But currently, more older Floridians need help than there is funding to support, meaning that these residents are
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