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Central Oregon youth provider urges county help after state contract cuts
Summary
Stephanie Allstead, CEO of JBRAJU Services, told the Deschutes County Board that a state/COIC funding reduction initially reported at 20% later grew to 46% before being revised to 33%, creating a roughly $100,000–$150,000 shortfall that threatens youth prevention and shelter programs.
Stephanie Allstead, CEO of JBRAJU Services, told the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 24 that state-coordinated funding changes have left her agency facing repeated contract revisions and a sizable reduction in service dollars. "They cut it 46%, and now it's at 33%, which I gotta say...that's really tough on an agency," she said, and estimated a shortfall "probably around a 100 to a 150,000."
Allstead said JBRAJU operates multiple youth…
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