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Core Community leaders present participant testimony, ask Dickinson County for $5,000 split between Harrington and Abilene
Summary
Representatives of the Core Community program told the Dickinson County Commission they support adults recovering from addiction and experiencing poverty and asked the county for $5,000 split between their Harrington and Abilene sites.
Representatives of the Core Community program told the Dickinson County Commission on the morning of the meeting that their peer-led education classes support adults recovering from addiction and experiencing poverty, and asked the commission to consider $5,000 in additional county funding split evenly between the Harrington and Abilene sites.
The request was presented by Cherry Magna, identified in the meeting as the Harrington liaison and facilitator, and Cindy Wennington, the coach at the Abilene site. “We would like to request $5,000, and that would be split in half between Harrington and Napoli,” Magna told the commission.
Why it matters: Core Community staff and several program graduates described outcomes commissioners said were uncommon in small, rural programs: participants who regained stable housing, obtained reliable transportation, reunited with children…
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