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Legislature hears NAMI and REACH presentations; approves one‑year outreach worker pilot funded with city and county support
Summary
NAMI Finger Lakes and REACH Medical briefed the legislature on services and outcomes; legislators approved a one‑year outreach worker pilot to return outreach to the Commons and other sites, noting the program is a pilot and asking for additional municipal buy‑in for future funding.
Advocates and service providers briefed the Tompkins County Legislature on local mental‑health services and outreach efforts at the April 1 meeting; the body approved a one‑year outreach worker pilot to place behavioral‑health outreach staff in the Commons and other community locations.
Jason Hungerford, program manager for NAMI Finger Lakes, described the affiliate’s free support services and education programs that serve Tompkins and Cortland counties and asked the legislature to form a team and participate in the organization’s May 3 NAMI Walks fundraiser. “We provide free support services and education programs in Tompkins and Cortland Counties,” Hungerford said, explaining the referral and program work that NAMI conducts locally and inviting legislators to participate in fundraising.
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