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Palo Alto officials urge county to preserve Allcove youth center amid proposed cuts
Summary
City and school district liaison committee members on Nov. 13 warned that proposed county budget cuts could force Allcove—an accessible youth mental-health center—into a nonprofit transition or closure, and they urged a unified city–district message asking the county to fund a $2 million annual transition while local partners seek gap funding.
City and school district liaison committee members said on Nov. 13 that Allcove, a county-run youth mental-health center serving ages 12–25, faces an uncertain future after county staff proposed reducing direct county operations and transitioning services to a nonprofit.
"I think it's clear Allcove is saving lives," the committee chair said, summarizing student testimony from a county listening session and urging a coordinated local response. Committee members described Allcove as a "no-wrong-door" model that reaches young people who might not otherwise enter clinical settings.
City staff explained that the county…
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