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Youth services loses juvenile‑justice hub grant; department to reorganize work and hire replacement staff

5807047 · September 18, 2025
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Tompkins County Youth Services learned it did not receive a juvenile justice hub grant but will pursue internal coordination with partners; a youth service specialist vacancy will soon be posted after the recent departure of a staff member.

Tompkins County Youth Services on Sept. 17 told the Health & Human Services Committee it did not receive a competitive juvenile‑justice hub grant but is using the work from the application to coordinate local partners and reorganize responses for youth needs. Youth Services Director Kate Shanks Booth said the county competed in the urban category and faced an uphill battle; despite not receiving the grant, staff…

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