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Human Services Commission approves holiday ads, reviews grant recommendations and opioid‑settlement uses
Summary
The New Canaan Human Services Commission voted to run a holiday safety ad and publicize a holiday gift‑card drive, and spent the meeting reviewing preliminary grant recommendations for local nonprofits, including allocations from opioid‑settlement funds. Commissioners pressed for clearer outcome data from grantees before finalizing the budget.
The New Canaan Human Services Commission voted to run a holiday safety public‑service ad and to publicize the department27s holiday gift‑card drive, and discussed preliminary grant recommendations and budget timing for the coming fiscal cycle.
"I have 218 active clients right now," Marcy, a human services staff member, told the commission as she opened the department27s report. Staff said the food pantry received $6,435 in donations in October, that about 134 households are using the pantry, and that the department will prioritize grocery cards so SNAP participants can buy produce and protein during a month when SNAP benefits are reduced.
The commission approved running a holiday ad that includes safety messaging and resource contacts (Al‑Anon, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration helplines) and agreed to publicize a holiday gift‑card…
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