April 4, 2022 |
More than a dozen nonprofit organizations appealed to the Rawlins City Council last week for nearly $300,000 in funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
Emotions ran high as the executive directors of the entities that serve Carbon County’s most vulnerable populations spoke about the new challenges they’re facing in a post-pandemic world. Cali O’Hare was there and filed this report.
Pictured above: Stacey Nelson, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Project, speaks to the Rawlins City Council about the 18 forensic interviews conducted for Carbon County Child abuse in 2021. Photo Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
Click here to view 2022-2023 Non-Profit and Ancillary Requests to Rawlins City Council
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