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Committee approves roughly $2M for community crisis-intervention programs
Summary
The Finance Committee unanimously approved Legistar 90,563 to allocate a little over $2 million to fund 24 agencies and 32 programs providing crisis intervention and prevention beginning Jan. 1, 2026; staff emphasized equity-centered investments and contract-level outcome reporting.
The Finance Committee on Dec. 1 unanimously approved Legistar 90,563 to allocate a little over $2,000,000 to community-based organizations that provide crisis intervention and prevention services, with contracts to begin Jan. 1, 2026.
Yolanda Shelton Morris, Community Resources Manager in the city’s Community Development Division, told the committee the recommendation would fund 24 agencies representing 32 programs, including 10 programs new to the crisis-intervention portfolio. Morris said 15 of the recommended agencies are led by and serve people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+ residents and…
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