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Hinsdale announces DuPage County grants to speed firefighter gear replacement, fund regional social worker
Summary
Village officials said DuPage County member-initiative funds will pay for immediate replacement of firefighting protective gear and will bankroll a shared licensed clinical social worker serving Hinsdale and neighboring communities.
HINSDALE, Ill. — Village President Greg Hart said DuPage County member-initiative grants will allow Hinsdale to accelerate replacement of critical firefighting protective equipment and to join a regional social-worker program serving local police and residents.
Hart said the county funding — secured through advocacy by county board members representing the area — eliminates a planned five-year phase-in for turnout gear and lets the village buy the equipment “immediately.” He said the program also will bring a full-time licensed clinical social worker shared among Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook through a partnership with Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services Organization.
The grants are part of the county’s member initiative program, Hart told trustees, and he thanked DuPage County…
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