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Residents and service providers praise Shepherd's House and Thornhill programs at Fiscal Court public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers, including program staff and graduates, told the court that jail-based SAP/SOAR programming and Thornhill services (childcare for support groups, transportation, GED and peer-support classes) are producing measurable outcomes and aiding reentry; county funding was credited for enabling local services.
Frankfort — Public commenters on Jan. 20 highlighted the role of locally funded treatment and reentry services.
Kaye Thomas, jail program director with Shepherd’s House, described the nonprofit’s SAP and SOAR jail programs and said the organization is contracted by the Department of Corrections to operate in regional jails. Thomas cited cost-effectiveness data during her remarks and…
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