Core Communities requests $10,000 to bring 20-week program to Pawnee County
Representatives from Core Communities told Pawnee County commissioners the county's poverty rate is "30% higher than the state's poverty level" and requested $10,000 to launch a 20-week Core Life/Core Communities course providing meals and childcare for participants.
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Jason Murray and Janice Perez of Core Communities presented to the board on Feb. 23 about a planned Core Life/Core Communities 20-week class aimed at local residents. Murray said Pawnee County faces elevated poverty, reporting that "Pawnee County is 30% higher than the state's poverty level," and Perez described the program as one-day-per-week classes with meals and childcare provided.
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