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United Community Services outlines $3M substance‑use funding allocations, asks Shawnee for larger alcohol‑tax support
Summary
United Community Services of Johnson County presented results from the county substance‑use continuum of care fund (SUF), described allocations from the alcohol‑tax and opioid settlement funds, and asked Shawnee to increase its alcohol‑tax (ATF) contribution to sustain a roughly $3 million annual grant pool.
United Community Services (UCS) briefed the Shawnee City Council committee in May on administration of Johnson County’s substance‑use continuum of care funds (SUF), explained how alcohol‑tax and opioid settlement dollars were pooled, and asked the city to consider increasing its contribution to address a funding gap.
A UCS presenter described UCS as a nonprofit that supports planning and data analysis for health and human services and said UCS ‘‘does not deliver direct services. We instead empower those agencies with the tools to collaborate and implement best practices.’’ She said the SUF is the combination of the alcohol tax fund (ATF) and opioid settlement funds as of…
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