Stepping Stone updates city on financial outlook
ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
The Stepping Stone Shelter has been undergoing some major changes in recent times, and last Tuesday, the Liberal City Commission got to hear about some of that.
“As the commission is aware, the City has been involved with providing non-profit funding to the Stepping Stone Shelter through the 1-cent Sales Tax for many years,” Liberal City Manager Scarlette Diseker said. “In 2023, the shelter faced closing its doors if financial corrections could not be made. At this time, the City stepped in to pledge $50,000 in emergency funding through the year’s end. Only $36,163.92 of these funds were utilized, and as the shelter has started to move in the right direction, they would like to request the remaining amount to assist in a transitional period from now until approved funding for building improvements and other expenses will arrive in July. Since all of that, I’ve joined the Stepping Stone Shelter Board and have formed many partnerships and learned a lot about how the shelter runs, and there have been many positive steps taken, and we want to make sure everyone is aware of how far we’ve come.”
