Center for Individual Development needs $1 million

The Center for Individual Development, a recreational facility for disabled people that barely survived San Bernardino's recent budget cuts, reports that it needs to raise $1 million to stay alive over the long term.

The city stopped funding the Center, but its foundation agreed to supply money to keep the facility open through June 2010.

But what will happen to the Center after June 2010 is unknown.

"If sufficient funds are not raised, CID programs programs will need to close in two years when those funds are exhausted," according to a letter signed by CID program manager Ken Joswiak and CID recreation therapist Cynthia Alvarado.

Toward that end, the CID has an open house and awards reception scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Center, 8088 Palm Lane, San Bernardino.

Joswiak said the Center is always fundraising but Wednesday's open house is planned as the kickoff to the new campaign.