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Crisis Intervention director announces retirement, asks Park County for $11,000 amid federal grant uncertainty
Summary
Park County Crisis Intervention leader said she will retire on May 30 after 26 years leading the agency and requested $11,000 from the county while warning of federal grant cuts affecting victims' services; commissioners noted uncertainty in county revenues and promised to consider the request during budget hearings.
Lisa (last name not provided in the meeting record), director of Park County Crisis Intervention Services, told the commissioners she will retire May 30 after roughly 26 years with the program and announced a leadership transition: “Elena Doley is my assistant director … they have promoted her to be the executive director,” she said.
Lisa requested $11,000 in special funding from Park County for the agency, explaining the organization faces reductions in federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding and other federal grants, and that matching requirements have returned after COVID-era suspensions. “I used to get over $200,000 in VOCA funds, and now we're getting $52,000,” Lisa said, noting the local cash match requirement is now approximately $13,000.
Why it matters: Lisa told the commissioners the shelter construction project is underway (work financed in part by the Wyoming Community Development Authority) and that loss or reduction of federal grants — including VOCA, Violence Against Women Act funds and one HOME‑ARP allocation for non‑congregate shelters — could push smaller victim‑services programs to regionalize or close. She said several neighboring county programs have already consolidated or shut down.
Commission discussion and next steps: Commissioners thanked Lisa for her long service and said the county faces a projected shortfall in property tax revenues; commissioners plan budget deliberations in late June and will consider the special funding requests during that process. No formal fiscal action was taken at this meeting.
