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Supervisors approve $4.3M one‑time transfer to preserve First 5 Healthy Development Services for infants and young children
Summary
To prevent a large reduction in developmental and behavioral services for children age 0–5, the Board approved a one‑time transfer from the Tobacco Special Revenue Fund to sustain Healthy Development Services for one year while the county seeks longer‑term solutions.
On May 20 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a request by Supervisor Montgomery Stepp to transfer $4.3 million from the county’s Tobacco Special Revenue Fund to temporarily sustain Healthy Development Services (HDS), the First 5 San Diego program that provides free developmental and behavioral screening, family coaching and short‑term treatment for children from birth through age 5.
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