(AP) – A nonprofit that helped elderly and low-income southwest
Arkansas residents for nearly 50 years has been shuttered.The Texarkana Gazette reports the Board of Directors for Southwest Arkansas
Development Council Inc. closed the community action agency Friday and laid off
most of its employees.
Arkansas residents for nearly 50 years has been shuttered.The Texarkana Gazette reports the Board of Directors for Southwest Arkansas
Development Council Inc. closed the community action agency Friday and laid off
most of its employees.
Over the past 10 years, the nonprofit has faced several challenges, including
the loss of programs.
Board chairman Dick Tallman says the agency didn’t have enough revenue to
continue operating despite tremendous effort.
Republican Sen. Jimmy Hickey Jr. of Texarkana says solutions will be worked
out.
The council served 12 of the state’s counties, including Miller, Hempstead,
Nevada and Lafayette.
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