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Local nonprofits seek state funds for behavioral health beds, children's advocacy center, YMCA expansion and homelessness services
Summary
Local nonprofits requested state support for behavioral-health beds, a children’s advocacy expansion, YMCA facility work and recurring homelessness funding.
Several Citrus County nonprofits and service providers made appropriations requests and described community needs at the delegation meeting.
Livestream Behavioral Healthcare asked the delegation for $2 million in capital funds to help complete a Citrus County Behavioral Health Center project that the group said would include psychiatric and Baker Act beds. Livestream representatives said local counties and the state have already contributed, and that rising construction costs increased the funding gap from their initial budget to a current $16 million estimate.
Jesse’s Place, the…
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