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Housing‑authority employee urges board to support two juvenile diversion federal grants
Summary
At the Oct. 29 York County meeting, a Housing Authority employee urged county commissioners to approve two juvenile‑diversion federal grants, stressing mental‑health services for youth, counseling in schools and concern that drug charges can lead to families losing federal housing assistance.
A worker who identified herself as employed by the New York Housing Authority urged the York County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 29 to support two federal juvenile‑diversion grants, saying they could bring mental‑health services and counseling resources to rural schools and families.
"I feel that their data is right on target," Cindy said, adding that rural communities lack resources available in larger cities and that the larger grant includes mental‑health services that could help students and adults. She described how federal housing rules can force families out of federally funded housing when an adult family member is arrested on drug charges, and she framed diversion programs as a way to reduce long‑term harms to youth and households.
The transcript records the public comment and the speaker’s request for board support; no formal vote or staff report on the grants is recorded in the provided excerpt.
Board members acknowledged the comment but did not announce a schedule for formal consideration during the portion of the meeting provided.
