(KLZA)-- The Citzen Support Group in Humboldt has laid out a plan to help raise funds to support the Colonial Acres Nursting Home in Humboldt.

Sunday night a framework of the Citizen Support Campaign was agreed to. A broad-based community support initiative is moving forward to help with the post covid cash flow challenge, faced by the nursing home in Humboldt, with a goal of returing the facility to having a sustainable cash flow by January 1, 2025.

Through a grass roots community support effort, a goal has been set to raise $300,000 in three stages. Step 1 is $100,000 in 45 days which is Ocotber 9. Step 2 is $100,000 by November 30 and the third and final step is to raise another $100,000 by January 1, 2025.

The Humboldt Community Foundation will match individual gifts to the fund raising effort dollar-for-dollar up to a threshhold limit which is yet to be established.

Community leaders feel this is a great opportunity to achieve a combined $150,000, which would be halfway to the $300,000 goal.

The Humboldt Area Community Foundation Fund, working within the Nebraska Community Foundaiton, will serve as a conduit for donations. Directed donations to the Foundation in the name of the Humboldt Colonial Acres Nursing Home for this short-term cash flow challeng can be released immediately to the nursing home.

The Colonial Acres Nursing Home Board of Directors will be meeting Wednesday, August 28, to work on a rate increase, to bring the facility in line with other area care centers to help facilitate a balanced budget going forward.

The outreach effort is beginning immediately. If you wish to make a donation to support the citizen effort for the city owned, nursing home facility, you are encouraged to make a doantion via the Humboldt Area Community Foundation Fund in the name of this specific effort.

For more informaiton you may contact Humboldt Community Foundation, Chairman, Mark Novak at 402-770-8029.

Citizen Committee Chair, Ben Steffen says the plan is to allow everyone an opportunity to have a part in sustaining Colonial Acres Nursing Home which he called a community treasure.