The High Desert Pregnancy Clinic is reorganizing due to a budget shortfall. Board President Cynthia Kraemer said the non-profit’s only source of income is donations from individuals and churches, which have fallen by $10,000 to $12,000. The budget deficit has forced the board of directors to temporarily lay off two of the clinic’s paid, part-time employees—the office manager and executive director. The remaining paid employee is a part-time nurse manager. The two laid-off employees have agreed to work for the clinic as part-time volunteers until funding becomes available to re-hire them. Kraemer said the board of directors will now lead the clinic. The High Desert Pregnancy Clinic offers free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes, nursing and childbirth classes, and post-abortion counseling to women in need. For more information, call 760-369-8512.
