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Community services director reports $100,000 grant award, CHW funding and staffing plans
Summary
Community Services Director Sarah Faust said the county received $100,000 for a Reaching Rural project, a $30,000 Department of Health award for community health worker expansion, and plans to interview for a substance use and justice programs coordinator; office space and childcare planning were discussed.
Sarah Faust, Codington County Community Services Director, briefed commissioners on Feb. 11 about grants, staffing and local partnerships.
Faust said the county received a $100,000 award to support a Seeding Reaching Rural project (the meeting referenced the Reaching Rural initiative and a culminating event in Washington, D.C.). That funding will support year‑one position costs for the project and the county is moving ahead with hiring. Faust also said the county had been notified it was awarded $30,000 through…
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