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Panama City's Pregnancy Resource Center has closed temporarily after a staff walkout
The Daily Panama City team
If you or someone you know relies on the Pregnancy Resource Center of Panama City, here's the latest. The center announced its closing in an Oct. 27 Facebook statement. Board President Russell Wilson said the board let the executive director go after disagreements over direction, including how much focus the Baby Boutique baby supply bank should get. Staff then walked out.
The board is targeting early 2027 to reopen
- Oct. 27
- the day the center announced it was closing
- 8 days
- Kathy Grothman has been the new executive director
- 2
- staff members the board has rehired
- Early 2027
- the board's target to reopen
Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG
WJHG reports that board members target early 2027 to reopen. Grothman says the center needs a full team before it takes new clients.
- Where: Pregnancy Resource Center, 7th Street
- Board president: Russell Wilson
- Want to help? Contact Grothman directly
The center is rebuilding its staff before it takes new clients
| Piece | Where it stands |
|---|---|
| Executive director | Kathy Grothman hired |
| Staff | Two rehired |
| Medical and administrative | Being sought |
| New clients | Not accepted yet |
| Reopening | Board targets early 2027 |
Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG
Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG