Guest Column: Federal budget cuts threaten protections for seniors
MIFA volunteer Phil Taylor (right) sings for Willie Chalmers. (The Daily Memphian file)
Sally Jones Heinz
Sally Jones Heinz, a native Memphian, is president and CEO of MIFA, a 51-year-old nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs.
“A vital program for seniors faces elimination in a preliminary federal budget — a decision that, if approved by Congress, would leave our most vulnerable elders without advocates during their most critical time of need.”
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