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Human Service Chamber and local providers warn of fiscal cliff for nonprofits; urge local funding and coordination
Summary
Michael Corey of the Human Service Chamber told council nonprofits face rising demand, loss of ARPA and other federal supports, workforce shortages and looming state reductions; multiple witnesses at the hearing urged new local funding sources and coordination to prevent closures and service reductions.
The Human Service Chamber of Franklin County and a broad set of nonprofit speakers told the committee that demand for services is rising while pandemic‑era funding and other supports are receding, creating a fiscal squeeze across the sector.
Michael Corey, executive director of the Human Service Chamber, said in a wide‑ranging address that nonprofits reported increased demand, a tight workforce market and looming funding reductions that could force mergers or closures. “It is a little bit more so, as we go into this year, and we'll get into that as well,” Corey said, noting that…
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