State Spending Freeze Causes Problems for Conn. Charities

A survey of nonprofit groups in Connecticut shows that charities there are delaying repairs and waiting to fill jobs to save money, reports the Associated Press.

Some also are closing programs for the elderly and mentally ill, according to the Connecticut Community Providers Association, a group that represents social-service organizations.

The group says the charities, which serve 500,000 people annually, have to cut costs because government officials did not increase state spending to subsidize social-service groups. The association plans to seek approximately $65-million more for nonprofit providers in each of the next two fiscal years when lawmakers return to work in January to pass a new two-year budget.