SB 278 GRANT & HIDALGO SENIOR CITIZEN ASSISTANCE

Sen Siah Correa Hemphill

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 Senate Bill 278 (SB 278) appropriates fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration to provide funding to a program that assists residents of Grant and Hidalgo counties who are at least sixty years old, have an income that is at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level and are in need of assistance to support their quality of life and safety.  

 Senate Bill 278 (SB 278) appropriates fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the General Fund (GF) to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) for expenditure in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to provide funding to a program that assists residents of Grant and Hidalgo counties who qualify based on age, income, and need for assistance to support their quality of life and safety.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2025 reverts to the GF.
 

 Through Hidalgo Medical Services, there is a transportation service to senior citizens living in Grant and Hidalgo County. Transportation service recipients must be at least 60 years of age. These services are prioritized based on need and dependent upon availability. Recipients must complete an annual assessment to qualify. The service does not yet include wheelchair accessible and/ assisted transportation.
According to a google search, the Grant County Senior Services Department offers a range of programs and services allowing county residents 60 years of age and older to meet, interact, dine together, get in-home meals, and receive transportation services, all at no cost.
https://hms-nm.org/services/senior-services/ 
https://newmexico.networkofcare.org/aging/services/agency.aspx?pid=santaclaraseniorcentergrantcounty_1534_1_0