By: Diane Benjamin I only got involved because the director of Recycling Furniture for Families contacted me since funding was cut off without a good explanation. Everyone was blaming PATH for failure to file grant applications. This resulted in loss of funding for numerous organizations and jobs at PATH when funding for hotline employees was […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’m not done covering Recycled Furniture for Families. I have one more FOIA outstanding. Past stories: https://blnnews.com/2024/08/22/recycling-furniture-for-families-path-funding-crisis/ https://blnnews.com/2024/08/15/outsourcing-fail-foia-report-part-3/ https://blnnews.com/2024/08/14/foia-report-part-2/ https://blnnews.com/2024/08/09/foia-report-part-1/ I can’t believe the City didn’t realize I had emails from alderman after the Director reached out to them for help. FOIA’s wouldn’t cost the City so much time and money if […]
By: Diane Benjamin Organizations that relied on funding through PATH administration of grants were crushed when PATH failed them. Recycling Furniture for Families isn’t the only one, they are just the only one that reached out to me for help. PATH is no longer responsible for grant applications. The McLean County Center for Human Resources […]
By: Diane Benjamin The email below shows where the problems started. PATH was not equipped to continue required paperwork after the death of their CEO. It appears no one was cross-trained to prevent the disaster that resulted. Many people lost their jobs when the paperwork to continue 988 service wasn’t submitted on time. Non-profits who […]
By: Diane Benjamin Continuation of this story: https://blnnews.com/2024/08/09/foia-report-part-1/ The City of Bloomington redacted emails written by aldermen and the City Manager in response to a HUGE problem. Didn’t they realize nothing prevents the person who received those emails from giving them to me? The story concerns a local non-profit called Recycling Furniture for Families. This […]
