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Local nonprofits would be hard hit by cuts to Gloucester’s budget

Gloucester County’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes 50 percent reduction in the amount of local money that is transferred to civic organizations that provide a variety of services to county residents. 

The cuts save the county just over $163,000, but will likely hit many of these organizations, which rely heavily on every dollar they receive, very hard.

Jean Duggan, Bay Aging’s senior vice president of development, sent an e-mail of concern Monday morning to a number of individuals asking them to share the information with others.

According to Duggan, the proposed cuts in local funding to Bay Aging ($15,000 to $7,500 for Meals on Wheels; $114,085 to $57,043 in Bay Transit public transportation) will have a profound impact on the services the organization is able to offer.

According to Duggan, the $15,000 county contribution to the Gloucester Active Lifestyle Center provided a $2,931,230 return in services, including 22,914 meals delivered to 109 h...

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