CSCS: Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC, Inc.

Action Alert

FY2012 CITY BUDGET

$39 MILLION PROPOSED CUTS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING
IN THE MAYOR'S FY12 PRELIMINARY BUDGET

DFTA – FY12 Exec Budget	City Council Restorations Needed
Senior Center Cuts – While these cuts impact many types of senior services, senior centers will receive the brunt. See cuts listed below.
Senior center core support and infrastructure	$5.0 million
Home-delivered meals deficit	$4.5 million
Borough President Funds	$4.1 million
Meals – raw food costs- (35 cents per meal)	$4.5 million
Transportation – operating costs including gas, insurance, and maintenance of vans. ($6000 per van)	$2.0 million
Rent – Without rent funds, senior centers will have to cut staff and services to pay the rent.	$1.5 million
17 Senior Center closures	$1.6 million
Sub-total	$23.2 million
Aging Services Eliminated – all these amounts are the total DFTA funding for these programs.
Case Management	$6.6 million
Extended I&R	$1.2 million
NORCs – 10 NORCs	$900,000
Elder Abuse	$800,000
Social Services Reduction (misc. social service contracts)	$776,000
Sub-total	$9.5 million
City Council discretionary funds	$5.5 million
TOTAL CUTS	$39.0 million

For further information, please contact Bobbie Sackman, (212) 398-6565, x226 or bsackman@cscs-ny.org