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Acton consolidates Health and Human Services; announces tenant clinics, childcare subsidies and new electric van deployment
Summary
Town reorganized public health, nursing, Council on Aging and community services into a Health and Human Services department. Officials detailed a community health needs assessment, ARPA-funded tenant legal clinics, childcare subsidies, strong transportation demand and an electric vehicle van to join the fleet.
The newly organized Health and Human Services department — led by Director Penelope Fanioli — presented its FY26 structure and program work, integrating environmental health, nursing, community resource, Council on Aging (COA), veterans services and transportation.
Fanioli said the reorganization aims to knit public health, social services and elder care more closely and to support initiatives on mental health, housing stability and service navigation. The department will begin a community health needs assessment in coming weeks to identify priorities and measurable outcomes.
Program highlights across subunits:
- Tenant legal clinics: Community Services Director Laura Ducharme said ARPA funds…
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