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YWCA and local service providers praise Rock County decision to keep community initiatives funding
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Representatives from the YWCA Rock County and Family Services of Southern Wisconsin urged the board to preserve the county's Community Initiatives program and asked that administration of grants remain with the county administrator to reduce partners'administrative burden.
Representatives of local service providers thanked the Rock County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for a decision to not eliminate the county's Community Initiatives program and urged the board to preserve centralized administration of the funds.
The speakers said the program supports coordinated services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking and that moving administrative responsibility into individual county departments could increase paperwork and complicate service delivery. "We are deeply grateful for the strong partnerships we have cultivated with the county departments and for the continued support we receive," Heidi…
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