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<\/a><\/h3>\nElderly and often disabled people who depend on the service provided by\u00a0Area Agency on Aging Region IV<\/a>\u00a0will have to resort to putting their names on a waiting list.<\/h3>\nIn March, older people who are physically unable to leave their homes took a hit with Federal budget cuts that resulted in reduced hot meals. As a result, sequestion funding for the senior nutrition program in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties has been reduced $61,310 this year, or 8.4 percent.<\/p>\n
(Related: Updates to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a>)<\/p>\nElderly and often disabled people who depend on the service provided by Area Agency on Aging Region IV<\/a> will have to resort to putting their names on a waiting list. \u00a0Christine Vanlandingham, fund and development officer for the agency, based in St. Joseph, said it’s heartbreaking to require the wait.<\/p>\n“They don’t need a meal in six months. They need it now,” she said.<\/p>\n
Elderly and often disabled people who depend on the service provided by Area Agency on Aging Region IV<\/a> will have to resort to putting their names on a waiting list. \u00a0Christine Vanlandingham, fund and development officer for the agency, based in St. Joseph, said it’s heartbreaking to require the wait.<\/p>\n “They don’t need a meal in six months. They need it now,” she said.<\/p>\n