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Youth Development Oregon officials outline grants that reached thousands of young people and seek continued funding
Summary
The Youth Development Division told the Ways and Means subcommittee it used community investment, reengagement and juvenile crime-prevention grants to reach thousands of Oregon youth in 2021–23 and that the governor’s 2025–27 budget would invest in staff and community engagement while reducing some grant dollars.
Brian Detman, director of Youth Development Oregon, told the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on March 12 that the division’s mission is "all Oregon's youth have the opportunity to thrive and achieve their full potential" and presented program results and budget requests for the coming biennium.
Nut graf: The division reported multi-thousand participant counts across several grant portfolios and said its grant-funded providers operated in all 36 counties and nine federally recognized tribes. Detman asked the committee to consider the governor’s budget package that includes a staff position for community engagement and noted a proposed reduction of about $2.1 million in grant programs.
What the division reported: Detman summarized the 2021–23 biennium results: community investment grants supported more than 10,000…
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