{"id":1156,"date":"2026-09-25T18:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=bartlett-center-board-issues-resolution-to-dissolve-the-nonprofit"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:29:14","slug":"bartlett-center-board-issues-resolution-to-dissolve-the-nonprofit","status":"publish","type":"sjc_news","link":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=bartlett-center-board-issues-resolution-to-dissolve-the-nonprofit","title":{"rendered":"Bartlett Center Board issues resolution to dissolve the nonprofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BARTLETT-CENTER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Bartlett Center leaders issued a formal resolution to dissolve the nonprofit, which provides families and individuals with childcare resources, youth programming and outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution, effective Friday, Sept. 25, comes one week after former Executive Director LaTonya Williams&#8217; employment ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bartlett Center Board of Directors determined that the center&#8217;s financial condition and operational status deemed it to be in the community&#8217;s interest to dissolve the corporation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the resolution, the Bartlett Center will collect and will still pay and discharge all of its assets, debts and liabilities from available funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full dissolution below:<\/p>\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5a1671b6-c511-498a-bd1a-2c0a4dbc105c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Signed-formal-resolution-062526.pdf\">Signed formal resolution 062526<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Signed-formal-resolution-062526.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5a1671b6-c511-498a-bd1a-2c0a4dbc105c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KQ2 also reached out to the Bartlett Center and here&#8217;s a statement from them: <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The transition to a new provider, which will begin Monday, should be seamless for the children, parents and staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bartlett Center Board met with staff Monday and again today to answer questions and help ensure a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a difficult decision to make, but the Board believes it was the right one for the children who attend the Bartlett Center, their parents who work, the staff and the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We appreciate the assistance of the City of St. Joseph during this challenging time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/bartlett-center-board-issues-resolution-to-dissolve-the-nonprofit\/\">Bartlett Center Board issues resolution to dissolve the nonprofit<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\">KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather &amp; Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Bartlett Center leaders issued a formal resolution to dissolve the nonprofit, which provides families and individuals with childcare resources, youth programming and outreach. The resolution, effective Friday, Sept. 25, comes one&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1157,"template":"","class_list":["post-1156","sjc_news","type-sjc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sjc_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}