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Franklin County expands "YES Card" youth voucher program; court considers match funding
Summary
The Just Say Yes coalition reported a countywide expansion of the YES Card digital voucher to cover middle-school students (now roughly 2,500 youth served); county health director requested local matching funds and a $25,000 local contribution tied to an opioid-abatement challenge grant; fiscal court agreed to fund $25,000 from opioid-abatement resources.
Frankfort ' The county's prevention coalition updated the fiscal court on an expanded youth-voucher program that county leaders say helps keep middle-school students engaged in supervised activities.
Amelia Berry, director of the Just Say Yes Coalition at the Franklin County Health Department, told the court the YES Card program is a digital voucher that pays for supervised activities such as sports, arts, camps and outdoor programs. She said the coalition's pilot grew from 300 children to reach…
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