“Thanks to their donation, we can continue to hire our nurse for another couple of months and purchase medications, as well as take clients to the doctor,” shelter officials said Wednesday in a social media post.
They said the medical program had been about to close because of the Okaloosa County Commission’s decision, made this past May, to not use general fund dollars to help support nonprofits in fiscal year 2026.
Before finalizing that decision, commissioners cited their opposition to using taxpayers’ money to aid nonprofits and noted that efforts by state leaders to potentially reduce property taxes for all Floridians would put a dent in local governments’ general funds.
