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| Housing for prison visitors loses funds |
| By kansas.com |
| Published: 04/21/2009 |
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ELLSWORTH, Kan. - A fraction of the $16 million cut from the state prison system's budget is affecting a group that provides an affordable place to stay for people visiting inmates. Ellsworth Family Connections Inc. is housed in a refurbished motel near the Ellsworth Correctional Facility. The nonprofit's president, Rev. Philip Hoppe, said he recently learned it won't be receiving the annual $11,000 in state funding. That's more than half the facility's $20,000 budget that pays the insurance, property taxes, utilities and the salary of a part-time manager. "We are looking for individuals, groups, or institutions who would be willing to make consistent monthly donations to the ministry. Only with their financial support will we be able to continue our work in the community," Hoppe said. Rooms are available on weekends at $15 for the first night and $10 for additional nights. "It's helpful to families who come in to visit who would otherwise have to pay the going retail rate for a motel," Corrections Department spokesman Bill Miskell said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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