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Nonprofit says state reimbursement of $30–$40 per attendee covers less than half of daily costs
Summary
A board member said state payments of "anywhere from $30 to $40 a day" per participant do not cover core expenses—teachers, a nurse, supplies and a transport van—leaving the nonprofit reliant on community support.
A board member at Special Abilities in North Texas told the meeting that state reimbursement falls far short of the nonprofit's daily operating costs. "The state only gives us anywhere from 30 to $40 a day for our ACEs to have all of the opportunities they have," the board member said, listing staff, outings and transportation as expenses.
The board member said the reimbursement "doesn't even pay 0.5 of what each ace needs to pay daily to to come here," and enumerated needs including a teacher, a nurse on staff, supplies and the costs of operating a van to take participants into the community. No precise program-wide budget or participant count was provided in the presentation.
