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Elk County providers warn services at risk as state budget impasse continues
Summary
Local social-service leaders told the Elk County Board of Commissioners that a state budget impasse has left agencies floating payments, delaying grants and threatening layoffs; several said reserves could run out in early November if the impasse persists.
Nancy Baker, director of Elk County Children and Youth, told the Board of Commissioners that the department has a tentative allocation of about $3,900,000 for fiscal 2025–26 and that roughly $1,000,000 of that funds prevention services such as parenting education, independent living, housing and truancy programs. "We have not had a budget, since July 1," Baker said, and added the department's reserves could be exhausted in about a week unless the state finalizes a budget this month.
The Dickinson Center's executive director, Jim Prosper, said his organization is "tight on cash" after construction of a Saint Mary's facility and is still awaiting a $2,500,000 grant payment tied to that project. Prosper said Dickinson…
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