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County to revise response to civic assembly on youth homelessness; board discusses CASA, drop-in hub and service partnerships
Summary
Deschutes County commissioners reviewed recommendations from a civic assembly on youth homelessness and directed staff to update a draft response letter that highlights county roles, existing funding relationships and possible next steps including CASA recruitment and partnership on a proposed youth "central hub."
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners discussed recommendations from a citizen-led civic assembly on youth homelessness and asked staff to prepare an updated draft response. County staff said 30 randomly selected residents spent roughly 30 hours learning about youth homelessness and produced 22 (numbered as 23 in the packet with one skipped) recommendations; the packet and a draft response letter were in the board packet.
Deputy County Administrator Eric Cropp briefed the board on the assembly and the staff matrix that lists the civic assembly's suggested county roles alongside a staff recommendation for each item. "Some of these recommendations are directly related to county services or things that the county is…
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