New budget offers funding opportunities for nonprofits – April 26, 2021

New budget offers funding opportunities for nonprofits – April 26, 2021

Local nonprofits shared their stories with members of the city’s budget committee last week. The committee heard pleas to send funds to victims of domestic violence, recovery agencies, and youth programs among 13 organizations.

The contributions are committee recommendations coming from three funds, nondepartmental, general, public safety and business license/room tax. The funds are not confirmed until the budget is adopted in June.

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Terri Steenbergen, the executive director of The Harbor, an advocacy group for victims of domestic and sexual violence in Clatsop County, sought $15,000 from the revenue sharing funds for the group’s emergency response program….

Read the article in the Seaside Signal here.

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