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Commissioners earmark contingency funds for childcare scholarships and park youth pre-apprenticeship pending partnership details
Summary
The board set aside $100,000 in contingency for a community childcare scholarship fund and placed a $62,500 youth pre-apprenticeship request into contingency for more partner detail; staff will work with community foundations, Positive Bright Start and Peaslee on program structure and matching.
Douglas County commissioners signaled support Tuesday for two anti-poverty workforce initiatives but asked staff to firm up partner roles and match structures before releasing funds.
Commissioners earmarked $100,000 in the commissioner's contingency for a community childcare scholarship program after several members said childcare shortages were a brake on economic development and…
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