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City approves $94,909 grant to establish kinship navigator program; no local match required

5680763 · August 27, 2025
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Council amended the FY2026 human services budget to appropriate $94,909 in grant funding to create a kinship navigator position to assist kinship caregivers; council vote was 7-0.

City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the FY2026 human services budget to accept and appropriate $94,909 in grant funding to establish a kinship navigator program.

During the finance committee briefing and at council, Lynchburg Human Services staff explained the award comes through the Virginia Department of Social…

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