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It took seniors and those otherwise isolated, to wherever they needed to go. They have no one else in their lives to talk to, interact with and be friends with, said CEO Bill Vogler.
However, Compeer ended in September.
Vogler says they ran out of money, as their funding from both Lehigh and Northampton counties was cut by 50%. Right now, I would attribute it to the pandemic, she said.
Northampton County Mental Health and Early Interventions head Tiffany Crush confirms funding for programs is down 50% across the board.
Pinebrook said they only received $8,500 from Northampton County, when they were allocated for $46,000 the year before. Crush says Pinebrook received half of what they billed the county for last year, and says accounting errors within Pinebrook made the county reassess their financial commitment. Pinebrook disputes that.