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OIC director outlines local services and says federal gun-violence grant was abruptly terminated
Summary
Leslie Crew, executive director of Opportunities for Individual Change (OIC), told the Springfield City Commission at a July 15 work session that OIC will continue core programs after a Department of Justice violence-prevention grant the agency had been administering was abruptly terminated days after a final budget revision was approved.
Leslie Crew, executive director of Opportunities for Individual Change (OIC), told the Springfield City Commission at a July 15 work session that OIC will continue core programs after a federal grant intended to fund local gun-violence prevention work was terminated shortly after a budget revision was approved.
Crew said the organization, which serves Springfield and Clark County, administers home energy assistance, adult workforce training and an alternative school, and that it has been a fiscal intermediary for partner agencies since 2023. "Since 2023, we have processed 1,041 applications and distributed $1,300,000 in reimbursement to [Sheltered Inc.] for services for qualifying individuals at no cost to the sheltering," Crew said.
Why it matters: OIC is both a direct service provider in Springfield and a fiscal agent for other…
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