Sac City Council takes no action in CAASA funding

On February 22, 2010 Rhonda Dean the Executive Director of the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault visited with the Sac City Council In the hopes that they would consider budgeting $500 for them in fiscal year 2011.

Ms. Dean reviewed for the council the highlights of a handout she had given to them for consideration earlier. She said that in Sac County, CAASA worked with 17 new adults and 4 new students in 2009.

According to Ms. Dean, in fiscal year 2011 CAASA will have to eliminate one counselor from its eight county network in response to a 12% plunge in funding from grants. They are attempting to find new sources in order to keep from having to cut that position, thus the donation request from Sac City.

Ms. Dean pointed out that in addition to grants and donations; they operate two second hand stores to help fund them.

The Sac City Council did not immediately respond to Ms. Dean's request and instead merely thanked her before moving on to the next item on the evening's agenda .






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