Struggling financially right now...non-profits trying to accomplish good things for good people...are also faring poorly.
Abc 36's christy bollinger talked to the kentucky non profit network...which says 92% of the state's nonprofits are already experiencing disruptions in programs and services due to covid-19.
### "it's really difficult to know what it will look like on the other side of this but will we lose some organizations?
We will."
It's hard to think nonprofits that serve others..
Might not survive this pandemic...themselv es.
Kentucky nonprofit network says of the over 20,000 in the state...almost all are struggling financially or with increased demand.
"for a lot of organizations it's very specific to their fundraising or revenue generating with regards to say they had to cancel a fundraising event or a conference or anything that generates revenue for their organization."
Some are doing more now than ever to help people... maybe more than they can handle..
Or afford.
"because there's an increased demand for services so certainly you're seeing that with food banks, food pantries, health care organizations those who serve our most vulnerable."
Ceo danielle clore says some non- profits like addiction recovery programs are having a hard time adjusting to working virtually...because providing a sense of community is one of their main functions.
There is some help from the federal government...loans ....but clore says it's not really enough... we have heard those have ran out of funds so that's really disheartening for some organizations who were not already in the queue and applied for those funds."
But... she says non- profits know what struggle looks like... and because of that they're resilient..
And won't give up without a fight.
Christy bollinger, abc 36 news if you want to try to help...kentucky gives day is coming up...it's may 12th.
It's an effort to raise as much money as possible for non-profits in 24 hours.
More information about it on our website w-t-v-q dot com.
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