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Local coalition asks county for $300,000 a year for ‘Hope for Home’ program to reduce family homelessness
Summary
Jeannie Asbury, executive director of Reach and chair of the local homeless coalition, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 that homelessness in the county has risen sharply and asked the board to fund a pilot program.
Jeannie Asbury, executive director of Reach and chair of the local homeless coalition, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 that homelessness in the county has risen sharply and asked the board to fund a pilot program.
"This is not a statistic. This is a humanitarian crisis affecting the heart of our community, the future of our community," Asbury said, and asked the county to commit $300,000 annually from the community reinvestment and repair fund to launch Hope for Home.
The request matters because county officials indicated cannabis tax revenue and the community reinvestment fund could provide new local resources for homelessness services. Coalition leaders said the program…
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