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Nonprofit leaders tell Austin committee retroactive cuts and proposed reductions will destabilize services
Summary
Nonprofit CEOs and coalition leaders told the Public Health Committee that retroactive 10% cuts and additional proposed reductions threaten survivor services, eviction prevention, elder care and early-childhood supports and urged the council to halt further cuts and conduct impact assessments.
A coalition of nonprofit leaders told the Austin Public Health Committee on Feb. 4 that contract reductions already applied and further proposed cuts would immediately strain programs serving survivors of violence, older adults, families with young children and households at risk of eviction.
Speakers representing SAFE Alliance, 1 Voice Central Texas, Family Elder Care, United Way for Greater Austin, El Buen Samaritano and other providers delivered testimony during the public-communications portion of the committee meeting, describing both operational shortfalls and human impacts.
Key claims from testimony: Dewey Smith, a SAFE Alliance board member, said social-service funding is "central" to public safety and urged the…
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