Collingswood Borough and Public Schools are working to align their operations to fix a structural shortfall in district funding. Credit: NJPEN.
Collingswood Schools, Government Outline Massive Facilities, Funding Collaboration Effort
Both entities hope to identify new funding sources for district and community needs; consolidate office, academic, and recreation spaces; and manage future capital improvements for the district and community at large. Before any of that, however, they must plug a $3.6-million hole in the district operating budget in the next few weeks.
Organizers tout the project as ‘a transformative initiative’ led by the former Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, with millions in revolving loans from the Norcross Foundation and the Camden County government. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
Thanks to a $4-million infusion of state aid, the hospital will redevelop a former office space on its campus into a unit tailored to the needs of people in crisis. The project is based on the EmPATH model, and is designed to divert patients from emergency room environments into therapeutic settings. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…