We need a plumber to install showers; we want to expand the playground for the children; we also want to incorporate classes that will benefit the mothers into our schedule.

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It was a little early, we weren't quite ready yet and all of our funding wasn't there. But we felt, and still feel, that it was the right thing to do.

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We are taking this weekend to sit down and rehash what needs to be done.

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We would be able to use federal money to pay our staff, which is on duty 24 hours a day.

148

This past weekend we had a retreat with the board members and came up with a business plan to see where we are ... if we can move forward or have to close down.

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We don't think it was a mistake to open early for Katrina victims, and if we have to close for a month to regroup, I'll be glad to do it.

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