Iowa college halts senior companion program with federal funds on hold • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa college halts senior companion program with federal funds on hold • Iowa Capital Dispatch

(Stock photo by Alistair Berg/Getty Images)A Hawkeye Community College program that has served Waterloo residents for nearly 50 years has been forced to halt activity after its federal funding was placed on hold, leaving close to 90 people without aid or a consistent, friendly face. The community college announced this week its Senior Companion Program, an Americorps-funded initiative, has paused operation as its funding is being held and review…

Iowa college halts senior companion program with federal funds on hold

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – A Hawkeye Community College program that has served Waterloo residents for nearly 50 years has been forced to halt activity after its federal funding was placed on hold, leaving close to 90 people without aid or a consistent, friendly face. The community college announced this week its Senior Companion Program, an Americorps-funded initiative, has paused operation as its funding is being held and reviewed by the U.S. Of…

Iowa college halts senior companion program with federal funds on hol…

(Stock photo by Alistair Berg/Getty Images)A Hawkeye Community College program that has served Waterloo residents for nearly 50 years has been forced to halt activity after its federal funding was placed on hold, leaving close to 90 people without aid or a consistent, friendly face. The community college announced this week its Senior Companion Program, [...]