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Douglas County reallocates $46,000 from Bert Nash ACT funds to keep Lawrence homelessness response position funded
Summary
The commission approved a one-time reallocation of $46,000 from a $200,000 allocation for an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program at Bert Nash to cover a projected shortfall for a position on the Lawrence Homelessness Response Team; commissioners discussed ACT performance, pause on remaining funds and requested additional metrics.
Douglas County commissioners on Feb. 26 approved a one-time reallocation of $46,000 from funds the county had designated for an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to cover a projected shortfall for a position on the City of Lawrence Homelessness Response Team.
County assistant administrator Jill Jolicker told the commission staff had been monitoring the ACT program since it launched and that the program has not met the county's performance expectations. Jolicker said the requested $46,000 is one-time funding intended to maintain a homelessness-response position through the end of the current Emergency Solutions…
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