After four plus decades, the Del Norte Association of Cultural Awareness has earned a raise. The board of supervisors, with a board resolution, created DNACA in 1981. Since then, the board annually contributed $2,000 to help offset rent and utility costs. Those expenses have dramatically spiked over the last two years. Supervisors increased the assistance an additional $8,000 for the current fiscal year and effective with fiscal year 2023/ 24 supervisors authorized $10,000 for DNACA. Executive director Stephanie La Torre successfully presented her plea to supervisors.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');La Torre shared with supervisors how DNACA is funded. The California Arts Council, a state agency, provides a dollar-for-dollar match, annually. On a $124,000 budget, the arts council funded DNACA to the tune of $62,000 this past year. Additional support comes from the Del Norte Unified School District and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Community support from businesses and individual donors is significant. Unquestionably, Del Norte County supports DNACA.With the recent funding increase from supervisors, DNACA continues on its mission to provide support and excitement for the creative arts in Del Norte County and to inspire community vitality and harmony. The DNACA calendar can be viewed at DNACA.net and via social media on Facebook. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });