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Commissioners approve supplemental support for local summer program after DuPont funding cut; county and city contributions under review
Summary
The County voted June 23 to provide supplemental funding for a CareerSource-run summer program that lost private funding, after residents and program leaders urged the board to sustain childcare, meals and educational activities for local children.
The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners voted June 23 to provide supplemental county support for a locally operated CareerSource summer program after the DuPont Foundation reduced its prior funding. Board members said the program serves roughly 100–150 children and provides childcare, meals and educational activities during summer months.
Program background and concerns: CareerSource and local partners had run the Washington Gym summer program for years. Speakers, including program leaders and residents, asked the county to make the program whole after DuPont redirected its prior…
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