I would like to clarify some of the statements quoted in a recent article regarding funding for the Cappalappa Family Resource Center (Cappalappa Loses Most Of Its Grant Funding: Progress July 28, 2010).
The article was very well written and did bring to light many of the challenges that our current economic situation has brought us as a non-profit organization whose main focus is to help those in our community who are most in need.
Funding has become more and more limited over the past three years, and this year is no exception. However, through responsible financial planning and common-sense fiscal decision-making, the Cappalappa Family Resource Center is a financially sound non-profit organization.
While the loss of certain funding and expected decreases have hurt our budgets, we foresee serving the community far into the future.
With that said, it was mentioned that our grant from Clark County was not going to be renewed this year. To clarify, Clark County has not yet decided whether there will or will not be a distribution of funds for this year. Currently, our application to the county is being considered along with many others who are also in need of funding. We expect a decision to be made regarding this discretionary funding by the end of the year.
Each year the funding available for organizations such as ours has been reduced as strains on Clark County’s budget have increased.
Through all of this, direct help from our local County Commissioner, Tom Collins, has made it possible for our center to continue to function and complete our mission of helping those in need in Moapa Valley. Our thanks go out to him and his staff for looking out for the citizens of Moapa Valley and giving our cause the attention it merits.
Ryan Doty
Treasurer, Cappalappa FRC
