PEORIA, Ill. – An organization that helps low-income families in Peoria County has been stripped of state grants.

Denise Moore, CEO of the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, announced Friday the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has terminated grants totalling close to $3 million to the group.

Moore says PCCEO’s low-income energy assistance grant was valued at around $2.2 million, while the Community Service Block Grant was around $679,000.

In a letter from DCEO Deputy Director David Wortman, the state agency cited “several years of persistent organizational and fiscal instability.” Part of that includes high turnover among senior leadership and board members.

PCCEO also reportedly did not meet a deadline to submit its 2023 audit, despite extensions giv

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