Weeks after first-time summer camps by the Asher Institute Nola were forced to close for lack of funding, workers say they are battling bank overdraft fees and other financial strains after receiving late paychecks that bounced.
Over 60 staff members began working at the tuition-free camps in June after Institute Director Lee Anderson opened the programs at three sites across the city: Bricolage Academy in Treme, The Hangout Nola in New Orleans East and the Dryades YMCA in Central City.
But after a month of operations, two camp locations shut down when Anderson failed to deliver on funding he said had been secured for facility rental fees, food service, staff salaries and programming costs…