[tone] >> hello, my name is estella moreno, a member of the excelsior community center. i am here just to urge you to please continue to fund the services. this is a place where seniors go and they are not isolated at home. my preference here today is just for continued funding and, if possible, increase the funding, but not to make any cuts on what we have. thank you. [applause] >> my name is [unintelligible] and our position is hard. i am taking care of my wife, with alzheimer's. formerly she was being taken care of by the adopted care center, but at the moment she was struck in her face by someone, i think that these stones should take care of their glances. now, i am taking care of the past few months, 77 years old. living now in house, fortunately enough the center has found a place to live. we are in a house on the city street that is dangerous to live that. -- live there. [unintelligible] we were almost stabbed. we reported it to the police. we were told we had to forgive that man. we have forgiven him. now, i came here with a place to live. i am glad that they're