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Union County outlines growth, funding pressures and waitlist reductions in Community Support and Outreach report
Summary
Community Support & Outreach director Stephanie Starr told county leaders the department has expanded services since 2018, is funded roughly 40% by federal/state grants and 60% by county dollars, and has reduced the senior nutrition waitlist after recent municipal and county funding.
Stephanie Starr, director of Community Support and Outreach (CSO) for Union County, gave an overview of the department’s programs, funding and performance during a public meeting. Starr said CSO — created in 2018 — runs federally mandated economic-stability programs, senior and WIC nutrition services, and community outreach and volunteer programs that together serve vulnerable residents across the county.
Starr told the meeting that about 40% of the CSO budget comes from federal or state grants and about 60% from county funding. The department employs 35 full-time staff, five benefited part-time staff, two part-time staff and three seasonal workers used during the LIEAP season, she said. Starr…
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