State stops funding to nonprofit that serve the poor
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – Operations are winding down at the troubled Gulf Coast Community Action Agency, a nonprofit organization that has served the poor for 46 years and managed Harrison County’s Head Start program.
The Sun Herald reports the state is following the federal government’s lead in removing grant money. The federal Administration for Children & Families recently removed Head Start and put it under interim management.
Gulfport attorney Dean Holleman, who is advising the agency during the transition, says the state is ending the agency’s administration of programs that assist the needy with utility bills, home weatherization, emergency housing and other services.
With the loss of the state programs, GCCAA will have little to no funding to continue operating. Holleman said “ineffective leadership” on the staff contributed to the agency’s problems.
