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Area ASAP program seeks county support to maintain staff, says local users face long waits
Summary
Director of the regional ASAP program told supervisors the nonprofit is fully offender‑funded and facing staffing shortages; she requested county funding (suggested $5,000–$15,000) to keep offices open and reduce participant wait times that can cost clients employment and housing.
The director of the regional Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) asked the board for county financial support to address staffing shortfalls and reduce client backlogs that delay license restoration and employment.
Elizabeth, the program director, told the board the ASAP serves seven southwest Virginia counties (Lee, Scott, Wise, Tazewell, Russell, Dickinson and Buchanan) and some out‑of‑state clients.…
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