WASHINGTON- Congressman Bachus is pleased to announce that he has secured an appropriation for several local senior centers in the Appropriations Bill passed on November 20th. The $175,000 in federal funding will be used by the Alabama Association of Area Agencies on Aging to make repairs, improvements, and expansions to current senior centers in the following cities:
-Lawley Senior Activity Center (Bibb County) $10,000
-Leeds Senior Center (Jefferson County) $25,500
-Morris Senior Center (Jefferson County) $50,000
-Mt. Olive Senior Center (Jefferson County) $75,000
-Warrior Senior Center (Jefferson County) $14,500
Jefferson County Commissioner Bettye Fine Collins had this to say about the funding: “The senior citizens of Alabama are so grateful for the continued efforts of Congressman Bachus to obtain funding for programs that improve their quality of life. He is truly a friend of the seniors in this district.”
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