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Nonprofit stretched thin
Fund-raising, rising insurance costs dent House's budget Caravan House is definitely feeling the economic downturn.
For the first time in 20 years, the nonprofit will have to fill a $30,000 budget deficit with money from its reserves due to rising insurance costs and fewer donations, Kara Mullen, Adolescent Counseling Services' development director, said.
Adolescent Counseling Services, the nonprofit that owns and operates the group home, allocates 37 percent of its $1.4 million annual budget to Caravan House. That money is swallowed up by therapy costs, house maintenance, insurance and some recreational activities.
The house also receives 60 percent of its funding from the residents' home counties. This money goes toward living expenses for girls at the house. Any remaining gaps in the house budget are filled in by ACS fund raising, Mullen said.
Unfortunately, rising insurance costs are hurting ACS. They're also having a harder time raising funds.
Philippe Rey, ACS associate director, said they need to increase their applications by 40 percent to get the same amount of funding they received in the past.
There are also several service groups that aid the house, including the local Kiwanis chapter, United Way and Hewlett-Packard.
— Rachel Metz
Printed with permission by the Palo Alto Weekly
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