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Local public-health groups warn REACH funding freeze is disrupting services to Stockton’s Black and underserved communities
Summary
Representatives of Public Health Advocates and REACH told supervisors that a federal executive order restricting DEI funding briefly paused REACH grants and led to layoffs and service interruptions in Stockton; they urged the board to amplify community impacts and help identify local support.
Multiple employees and partners from Public Health Advocates and the REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) program addressed the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11, warning that federal executive actions affecting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) funding had temporarily frozen REACH grant…
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