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Board approves health-services grant application that prioritizes veterans; supervisors debate scope and sustainability
Summary
County housing staff added veterans as a priority population in a health-and-human-services grant application. Supervisors supported the change but debated whether funds should serve veterans exclusively and raised concerns about sustainability and mental-health services capacity.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors approved a county health-and-human-services grant application that adds veterans as a priority population for most adult services covered by the award.
Madeline Brian, housing coordinator for Health and Human Services, told the board the veterans priority is new to this grant cycle and that veterans will be prioritized for all services except a youth set-aside…
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