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Mentoring groups warn funding cuts in House and Senate drafts would leave thousands on waiting lists
Summary
Big Brothers Big Sisters representatives told the Senate Finance Committee that recent budget drafts cut TANF funding for their statewide mentoring work, which would leave more than 1,000 children without mentors over two years.
Stephanie Hightower of the Columbus Urban League, speaking for Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across Ohio, urged senators to restore TANF funding the DeWine administration had included for mentoring.
"Since 2014, Big Brothers Big Sisters has received $1,000,000 per fiscal year in TANF funds to support mentoring across Ohio," Hightower told the Senate Finance Committee. She said…
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