Gaston senior citizens at risk of losing livelihood due to federal funding cuts

More than 50 Gaston County seniors could be left with no income due to federal funding freezes affecting the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

Delores Jones, project director for the program, said that for some of the seniors, it is their only source of income.

Through SCSEP, 53 Gaston County seniors work with organizations like the African American Museum, local libraries, the county tax office, Salvation Army and the Gaston Planning Department…

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