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Nonprofits urge North Little Rock council to restore funding after proposed cuts
Summary
Representatives for River City Ministries and the Boys & Girls Club told the council cuts would harm services for unsheltered residents and children, asking council members to consider amending the proposed 2026 budget to restore funding.
At the post-budget public hearing, representatives of several local nonprofits urged the City of North Little Rock to restore funding the organizations say is essential to serving vulnerable residents.
Alita Todd, identified in the hearing as representing River City Ministries (Speaker 14), told the council her organization provides showers, medical, dental and vision services to the city's marginalized unsheltered population and asked council members to "reconsider and to increase our dollars back" to prior levels. "We are the only ones that are providing those services," she said.
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