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City to seek discretionary CSBG funds to embed peer recovery specialist in homelessness outreach
5387462 · June 24, 2025
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Summary
The council approved a consent item authorizing staff to pursue discretionary CSBG funds to embed a peer recovery specialist in Wichita’s unsheltered outreach work.
Sally, a housing department staff member, told the council the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation opened discretionary Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding for innovative projects addressing homelessness and poverty. The city intends to apply and, if funded, contract with the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas as a subrecipient to embed a peer recovery specialist into outreach efforts.
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