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Commission directs staff to pause some longstanding donations and allocate $36,000 to Dare to Care amid rising local need
Summary
Amid reports that residents sent to an existing aging-and-disability agency were turned away, the commission voted 4-1 to halt scheduled payments pending review, to remit $36,000 immediately to Dare to Care for Thanksgiving distribution, and to request presentations from the agency and comparable nonprofits.
The commission voted 4-1 on Nov. 12 to pause part of Tamarac's longstanding charitable allocation process, to remit $36,000 to the Dare to Care food-distribution program and to direct staff to call in the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities (ADRC) and other like nonprofits to present services and usage data.
Vice Mayor Keisha Daniel asked staff to split a previously budgeted $72,000 allocation to the ADRC in half, so $36,000 would continue to support ADRC…
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