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Community Action Board warns federal CSBG delays and immigration enforcement fears are reducing service uptake
Summary
The Community Action Board told the committee that national funding delays to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and fear among immigrant families about enforcement are reducing use of local services, and asked the county to consider supports for legal services, SNAP and Medicaid outreach and to sustain VITA tax‑assistance programs.
The Montgomery County Community Action Board urged county leaders to plan for two near‑term risks: federal delays to Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding and a decline in immigrant community service use owing to fear of immigration enforcement.
Davita Rowley, chair of the Community Action Board, said CSBG funding — the agency’s primary federal funding source — is subject to congressional disbursement and that federal…
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