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Committee advances $925,200 SPARK home-visit literacy contract despite cuts that reduce slots

Cuyahoga County Environment & Education Committee · December 4, 2025
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The committee voted to forward Resolution 2025344, a proposed $925,200 contract with Family Connections to run the SPARK early-literacy home-visit program; presenters said a roughly 10% funding cut will reduce capacity by about 93 children, from 310 to about 217 slots.

Cuyahoga County's Environment & Education Committee voted to forward Resolution 2025344, authorizing program administration and direct services for the SPARK home-visit early-literacy program with Family Connections of Northeast Ohio in an amount not to exceed $925,200.

Shauna Norman of the County's Invest in Children office described SPARK as a home-visit…

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