SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICIALS attempted to be as strategic as possible with the services they slashed due to a $787 million deficit predominantly caused by deep federal cuts. The shortfall forces nonprofits on the front line to constrict their services.
Nonprofits across the board will be particularly hampered in prevention efforts in order to preserve core services. Financial aid to domestic violence survivors has been reduced, while other programs such as mentoring at-risk youth and therapeutic support for uninsured people have been cut altogether. Community leaders say these services are still essential.
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