NEW: Government-Funded Nonprofit Lays off 8 Ahead of Financial Review
Monday, October 31, 2011
The government-funded nonprofit organization that works with low income Providence residents on a variety of issues including affordable housing, clinical counseling and case management laid off eight workers Friday, sources tell GoLocalProv.
The layoffs come ahead of a report that is expected to reveal irregularities in management policies later this week.
The Providence Community Action Program (ProCAP), a landing ground for numerous politically-connected individuals, is currently undergoing two reviews; one being the annual audit conducted by the state and the other, an independent assessment by former Providence Democratic party chairman Ken Richardson.
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The chairman of the organization’s board of directors is Council President Michael Solomon. Councilman Nick Narducci also sits on the board.
