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Arlington launches cross-agency plan to improve child and youth well-being, will hire teens to help lead outreach
Summary
County staff unveiled a cross-department children and youth well-being planning effort May 13 that will center youth voice, hire teen student assistants, and seek to create a unified county vision with milestones for drafting in spring 2026 and implementation in late 2026.
Arlington County departments presented a new cross-agency Children and Youth Well‑Being Plan May 13 designed to coordinate services across schools, parks, libraries and human services and engage young people directly in planning.
Assistant Director Candace Lopez of the Department of Human Services told the board the plan will use an eight-dimensions well-being framework and define a…
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