Center Lost $165K In Funding In July
Battered by the state budget and the faltering economy, El Dorado County's Center for Violence-Free Relationships may be forced to shut down its domestic violence shelter.
The center lost $165,000 in state funding in July, which accounts for about 20 percent of its total budget.
As a result, the center laid off several employees and has reduced the level of some services.
The center has applied for two grants to keep the shelter open, but said the situation is at a critical stage.
"If we do not get the two grants that are pending for our shelter, we will most likely have to close our shelter," Executive Director Matt Huckabay said. "That is pivotal, we have a lot riding on getting that funding. Should that not happen we will have to rethink our ability to operate as a shelter."
The center is working with community agencies to secure more funding. Its staff and board of directors is ...
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