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Nonprofits, arts groups, veterans advocates and libraries press JFC for more funding and contract escalators
Summary
During public comment at the Joint Finance Committee hearing, representatives from nonprofits, arts organizations, veterans groups and libraries urged increased or sustained funding, contract inflation adjustments, and long‑term support for programs serving children, veterans and the arts.
Dozens of in‑person and virtual public commenters addressed the Joint Finance Committee after the departmental hearings, urging additional or continued funding for nonprofit partners, arts and cultural programs, library standards funding and veterans services.
Nonprofit partners: Children and Families First CEO Kirsten Olsen and Kind 2 Kids Foundation President Caroline Jones supported the Kids Department budget request, praising contract rate renegotiations and the Hope Center pilot that provides temporary housing for intact families. DANA CEO Sheila Bravo urged the committee and agencies to include escalator clauses in nonprofit contracts so…
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