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AYA Youth Collective reports ARPA‑funded gains in youth housing, health enrollment and transportation
Summary
AYA Youth Collective told the committee its 2023 ARPA investment of $2 million helped expand a comprehensive health initiative serving 14–24 year olds countywide, producing measurable reductions in weeks of homelessness and near‑universal enrollment in benefits after adding an on‑site MDHHS specialist.
Lauren Gameland Van Kuehlen, CEO and cofounder of AYA Youth Collective, and Stephanie Collier, vice president, updated the Kent County Community Health and Safety Committee on results from the organization’s ARPA‑funded comprehensive health initiative.
Van Kuehlen said AYA received $2,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds in 2023 to expand services countywide to youth ages…
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