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Committee recommends $60,000 in community services grants, prioritizing small local nonprofits
Summary
A volunteer committee recommended distributing a $60,000 pool among 18 nonprofit requests after reviewing $116,962 in applications; priorities emphasized shelters and services for vulnerable residents, while some larger charities received smaller awards because of other funding sources.
Walt Akers, who chaired the volunteer review committee, told the York County Board of Supervisors that the panel received $116,962 in requests and had $60,000 available to allocate. "We divide up the groups based on what they do and the types of activities and services they provide," Akers said, adding that organizations serving battered women and emergency shelter work received higher priority.
The panel recommended awards intended to spread limited county dollars to organizations that lack alternative funding. Examples the…
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