Orange County Rape Crisis Center Faces Budget Cuts Thanks to Federal Government
From a December 2020 protest at Hope Community Church.
The Orange County Rape Crisis Center (OCRCC) will lose a quarter of its budget, about $300,000, in the coming fiscal year thanks to funding decreases at the federal level. This shortfall, announced in the midst of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, means that nearly half of the nonprofit s staff will be laid off.
It s the first time layoffs have been necessary since the 2008 recession.
âThis is going to be hard, but we re not going away,â Rachel Valentine, the executive director of OCRCC, told the
âIt just feels so good,â she said. âItâs just amazing.â
About four months ago, Flores-Ballesteros donated one of her kidneys to John Brown.
Both are educators, and Brown is the spouse of Flores-Ballesterosâs friend and school district colleague Patrice Brown, the principal of Western Guilford Middle School.
On Sunday they and their spouses and other family and friends participated together in the 5K event.
They wanted to raise awareness about organ donation for everyone, but also especially for people of color. Brown is Black, and Flores-Ballesteros is Hispanic.
Organizers of the race helped them out. Anyone who registered for the Pig Pounder event was given the option to donate money to support organ donation as part of the online registration process. They also sold T-shirts designed by Flores-Ballesterosâ husband Jorge Ballesteros.
Middletown schools chief academic officer takes superintendent post in Mass.
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From left, Middletown Public Schools Chief Academic Officer Magda Parvey and Russell Library Director Ramona BurkeyCassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Magda Parvey, Middletown’s chief academic officer, is leaving the district after nearly a year-and-a-half to become superintendent of Andover Public Schools in Massachusetts.Middletown Public SchoolsShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN The Middletown Public Schools’ chief academic officer, who accepted a superintendent post in Massachusetts earlier this week, is eager to carry on the “progressive” work she’s most proud of during her 16 months helping lead Middletown’s racially diverse school district.
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