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United Way: county-funded navigator logged 1,968 connections; housing accounted for 44% of 2-1-1 calls
Summary
United Way executive director Mariah Vale reported the county-funded community navigator logged 1,968 connections and 479 referrals in its first full year; 2-1-1 data show 44% of Kankakee callers sought housing or shelter assistance.
Mariah Vale, executive director of United Way, presented updates on the Success by 6 Early Childhood Coalition and the county-funded community navigator at the Feb. 11 Kankakee County Board meeting.
Vale said the county’s ARPA investment in June 2023 helped create a community navigator role that logged 1,968 connections and 479 referrals in its first full year. She said that initial county investment…
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