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White County Senior Citizen Center faces financial struggles White County Senior Citizen Center faces financial struggles By Brady Williams | January 14, 2021 at 9:12 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 9:12 PM CARMI, Ill. (WFIE) - The White County Senior Citizen Center is asking for donations as they encounter financial issues. Executive Director Vicki Harrelson says they typically serve meals to over 150 people in White County and over 75 in Hamilton County. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, they had had to switch their services to a delivery-only system. To help cover the costs, they recei...

Updated Jan 25, 2021 COVID-19 And Congress Have Left The Senior Citizen Safety Net In Tatters Federally funded senior centers have started rationing meals and slicing services to the bare bones. Without help, “these crises will be happening in every state." JASON REDMOND/Reuters Lori Spencer visits her mom Judie Shape, 81, in a Seattle-area nursing home that was one of the first U.S. hotspots for COVID-19. As the pandemic drags on, the resources for seniors who want to live at home are drying up. Every month, the agency where Mary Beals-Luedtka works has $100 to spend on grocery deliveries ...