Rebuild Bay County reports early gains, program expansion at Aidy Harris Learning Village

Rebuild Bay County, the nonprofit managing the Aidy Harris Learning Village, told the Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency on June 3 that it has increased revenue, reduced expenses and opened new program space while pursuing grant funding to support facility upgrades.

"Our vision…was for a community resilience center that will be a hub of services on-site and access to services that the community could count on in blue skies and in gray skies," said Donna Pilsen, executive director of Rebuild Bay County, during a slide presentation to the CRA board.

Pilsen said immediate work has included outdoor cleanup, opening storage and meeting rooms and prioritizing renovation of the kitchen and cafeteria as versatile program space. Rebuild Bay has increased revenue by about $3,200 per month and reduced expenses by nearly $1,000 per month since…