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Nonprofits warn of funding cuts; city says opioid settlement funds routed to county
Summary
Speakers from North County Connection and Lumina Alliance told the council recent grant cuts threaten local recovery and shelter services. Staff said the city deferred opioid settlement funds to the county and estimated the city share as 'low five figures.'
Speakers from two local nonprofit providers told the Atascadero City Council they face funding losses that could reduce recovery and domestic-violence services in the area.
Susan Warren of North County Connection said the group’s recent grant that supported two recovery navigators was cut. “We were notified that Sierra Health, which is where we got our grant, has had their funding pulled,” Warren told the council, adding that the navigators…
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