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Lake County approves two grants for human services: translation training and private support for economic-security team
Summary
The commissioners approved a CDPHE grant to train bilingual DHS staff in technical interpretation and a two-year private grant from Gary Community Ventures to support the county's economic security team and offset staff costs.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners unanimously accepted two grants on March 4 to support Department of Human Services operations.
Why this matters: Both grants support direct client services. One pays for interpretation and translation certification training for bilingual DHS staff who work on technically complex programs (child welfare and child support). The other is a two-year private grant intended to stabilize…
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