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Big Brothers Big Sisters warns Senate cutting TANF support will leave more Ohio children without mentors
Summary
Stephanie Hightower of Big Brothers Big Sisters told the Senate Finance Committee the removal of $1 million per fiscal year in TANF funding would leave more than 1,000 children statewide without mentors and deepen waiting lists already exceeding 2,000 children.
Stephanie Hightower testified to the Senate Finance Committee that state TANF funding has supported mentoring delivered by Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) since 2014 and that the program’s capacity relies on the $1 million per fiscal year appropriation. Hightower said the DeWine administration included $1,000,000 per fiscal year in the executive budget, the House cut TANF funding in half, and the Senate committee had removed the…
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