Whittier : $7,500 in Emergency Funds OKd for 2 Charity Groups
Whittier has granted $7,500 in emergency funds to the local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Boys and Girls Club of Whittier.
Each of the organizations had requested $10,000 to make up for reduced funding from United Way and other sources. The local Red Cross chapter said it lost $212,000 this year, and the Boys and Girls Club said it lost about $100,000.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Social Services Commission to dip into a $15,000 emergency fund to give $5,000 to the Rio Hondo Chapter of the Red Cross and $2,500 to the Boys and Girls Club.
City officials said this is the first time that the Red Cross has asked the city for money but that the city has made contributions to the Boys and Girls Club in the past.
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