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Youth Commission urges funding for voter outreach, mental health, housing and to reallocate policing funds
Summary
Youth commissioners presented budget priorities calling for youth voter outreach, expanded DCYF services, technology access, juvenile justice supports, housing for homeless youth, and recommended shifting funds from police to community and mental-health programs.
The Youth Commission presented its preliminary budget priorities for FY2021–22 and FY2022–23 to the Budget and Appropriations Committee, outlining recommendations developed through town halls and community outreach.
Calvin Quick (District 5) framed the presentation and said recommendations are intended to guide supervisors during the budget process. Commissioners asked the Department of Elections to fund youth voter outreach and preregistration and urged the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) to expand programs supporting young people’s physical…
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