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Portage County Job and Family Services reports program successes, staffing and state-funding uncertainty
Summary
Director Dr. Kelly Jo Jeffries updated commissioners on back-to-school vouchers, Benefit Bridge outcomes and a proposed reduction in authorized positions to 195 to prepare for state and federal funding uncertainty; she said portions of Benefit Bridge funding could be at risk and urged caution in staffing decisions.
Dr. Kelly Jo Jeffries, director of Portage County Job and Family Services, briefed the Board of Commissioners Aug. 7 on program data, recent events and staffing proposals.
Jeffries said public assistance case counts were stable for May and June and noted a successful back-to-school voucher effort: the department had issued 687 vouchers and had 312 remaining to process, and a recent distribution event served more than 400 children with roughly 600 accompanying adults and 33 community partner agencies. She said the bridge program that connects…
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