Local 10 News: Nonprofit Leaders Push to Restore Funding
Local 10 News covers press conference: Nonprofit leaders push to restore funding in Miami-Dade budget
Dozens of people representing at least 60 local nonprofit organizations gathered Wednesday morning to raise concerns about how Miami-Dade County’s budget cuts will impact their work.
“I’ve heard it said many times that the number one priority of this $12.9 billion budget is public safety. Let me tell you that the CBOs (Community-Based Organizations) who are standing here today are on the front lines of public safety,” said Amanda Altman, the CEO of Kristi House.
The rally took place outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami, with the goal of getting Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s attention.