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Clark County community services director warns state bills and budget shortfalls could cut homelessness and disability supports
Summary
Vanessa Gaston, director of Clark County Community Services, outlined the department's 2024 budget and warned that proposed state legislation and a federal grant freeze could reduce funding for homeless services, veterans assistance and programs for people with intellectual disabilities.
Vanessa Gaston, director of Clark County Community Services, told the Clark County Council during a work session that the department faces potential funding losses tied to pending state bills and a statewide shortfall in homelessness funding.
Gaston said Community Services has 34 staff, including four managers, and an annual 2024 budget of $73,400,000 funded by 38 federal, state and local sources. She said about $1.2 million of that budget comes from the County General Fund and that most other dollars are restricted grants and fees.
"We don't serve everybody," Gaston said, summarizing the department's focus on low-income, disabled and other vulnerable populations. She said roughly 85–86% of department funding is contracted out to local providers and that the department operates programs…
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