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Committee lays over Stephenson County youth diversion application after questions on eligibility and funding
Summary
The Group Services Committee deferred action on a youth diversion application to collect more information about eligibility, nonprofit requirements and funding. Members discussed Team Court history, diversion program differences, and next steps for clarifying criteria.
The Stephenson County Group Services Committee on Dec. 10 deferred consideration of a youth diversion grant application to its next meeting after members asked for clearer eligibility rules and funding details.
Chair Speaker 2 distributed the youth diversion application and said she would like language added to require applicants be nonprofit organizations, arguing that limited nonprofit funding should be prioritized (SEG 188–196). Multiple members voiced support for adding a nonprofit requirement and asked staff to clarify whether prior grantees had used nonprofit…
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