Need for Assistance 'Extremely High'

With the economy in sorry shape, many Monrovians are having a very rough time.

Joan Whitenack, executive director of the Foothill Unity Center, said today at the Monrovia Coordinating Council that demands on the Center's services are "extremely high."

"As the economy nosedives," she said, "we skyrocket."

However, she said, "Monrovia cares about meeting needs," and the Center has been able to meet the needs of people who have have come it for help.

- Brad Haugaard