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Weber County commissioners discuss $50,000 request to pay stipends for people with lived experience on homeless council
Summary
Advocates and county staff on Oct. 20 asked Weber County commissioners for guidance on a proposed $50,000 pool to pay stipends so people with recent lived experience of homelessness can serve on the local homeless council and its subcommittees.
Advocates, county staff and commissioners on Oct. 20 discussed a request to seed stipends so people with recent lived experience of homelessness can participate in the Weber Local Homeless Council and subcommittees.
Nancy Griggs, a homeless advocate who described herself as a person with lived experience, summarized the barriers people face when asked to join planning bodies: many people who recently exited homelessness lack reliable transportation, paid time off, or money for incidental…
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