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Health & Human Services briefs council on youth programs, veteran outreach and homelessness response
Summary
Health and Human Services leaders described funding shifts for youth employment, veteran services staffing and homelessness outreach, including mobile addiction services and plans for a day resource center in the 2026–27 timeframe.
Department leaders for Health and Human Services reviewed multiple program areas in the council budget hearings, focusing on youth employment, veteran services and homelessness/addiction response.
Commissioner Maddie Castile (Dr. Castile) told the council that youth employment funding from the state had fallen about $200,000 from the prior year and that the city and partners were stepping in to sustain strong Recreation Worcester hiring and programming. The department said it had made earlier‑than‑usual hires and was seeing strong application numbers for summer hires.
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