Local nonprofits fear a provision under consideration in Manatee County to prohibit them from serving undocumented immigrants could jeopardize millions of dollars in funding, causing gaps in critical family services.
Manatee County commissioners are expected to consider a plan to update funding agreements with nonprofits in response to a federal law that bars undocumented immigrants from receiving state and local benefits.
Nonprofits that don’t comply would lose their county funding, which goes toward programs like early childhood development, adult shelters, dental services, sexual assault advocacy and drug addiction recovery…