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Children's COVE seeks steady FY26 budget while pressing for clinician hire and capital campaign
Summary
Children’s COVE presented a level‑services FY26 operating budget and outlined priorities including hiring a clinician, co‑locating services on Nantucket and Vineyard, stronger severe‑case coordination, and a capital campaign for a new building.
Stacy Gallagher, director of Children’s COVE, presented the department’s fiscal 2026 operating budget to the Barnstable County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 15 and described strategic priorities for the coming year, including staffing, co‑location of services and a capital campaign for a new facility.
Gallagher said the department provided a level‑services budget as requested by county administration. "Staffing levels remain unchanged, although we are hiring to fill 2 positions," Gallagher said, adding that the program recently filled a community outreach post and continues to recruit for a clinician and…
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