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Omaha World-Herald (12.13.08) - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Judith Nygren
The positions of four NAP employees in Omaha, including the executive director, have been eliminated, cutting its staff there to 13. A part-time mental health therapist in Norfolk will be let go as of Jan. 9, along with a part-time counseling and testing coordinator, leaving seven NAP workers to serve communities outside Omaha.
The cutbacks will eliminate NAP's free lunch program, which is accessed by 20 to 40 Omaha patients a day, according to Mary Kenny, a spokesperson. Mental health services will be cut out, though risk and behavior counseling will still be offered as part of the ongoing HIV testing program.
Several positions, most funded through grants, had already been eliminated between 2007 and 2008. Last year, NAP spent $1.9 million on programs but took in only $1.8 million, Kenny said.
The cutbacks come at a time when NAP has seen more people, approximately 30 in recent months, test positive for HIV, Kenny said. About half of NAP's 1,000 Nebraska clients live in Omaha.
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