NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TOLD TO CUT COSTS, PROVE NEED HEALTH, WELFARE GROUPS LEARN OF SHRINKING SOURCES OF FUNDS.(Local)

Byline: Deborah Gesensway

Representatives of about 20 agencies that provide health and welfare services in Saratoga County were told Thursday they will have to become more competitive if they are to survive this era of budget cutting.

They are going to have to demonstrate they serve a genuine need, prove they are fiscally conservative and advertise their successes.

They also are going to have to work together when they approach county and town governments for funds, said the executive directors of the state's United Way program and Association of Counties.

These suggestions were the result of the first meeting called by a special coalition …