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County hears pitch for full staffing of China Spring Youth Camp as state share rises
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China Spring Youth Camp director told the Douglas County commissioners the facility now receives roughly half its funding from the state and that adding about 10 full-time positions would let it operate at full capacity, reducing county detention costs and wait times, officials said.
Jessica Stocking, director of China Spring Youth Camp, told the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on March 24 that the camp serves youth from 16 counties with a program that integrates education, mental health services and family engagement. “The state provides us half of our funding,” Stocking said, adding that last biennium the split was 44% state and 56% counties.
Stocking said the camp currently employs 39 full-time equivalents and estimates about 10 additional positions would be needed to run the facility at full capacity. “We would need seven more youth…
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