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Nonprofit MACA and Blue Ridge Health District ask Nelson County for funding in budget work session
Summary
MACA sought $20,000 to continue emergency-services and Project Discovery supports for Nelson County families; the Blue Ridge Health District requested $400,138 (a $24,618 local increase) to stabilize two public-health positions after grant cuts and to cover projected salary increases.
At a March 5 budget work session, two presenters asked Nelson County supervisors for continued or increased local funding for services residents rely on.
Suzanne Bowers, introduced as executive director of MACA, said MACA served 98 participants in 44 Nelson County households this fiscal year and asked the board to repeat a $20,000 emergency-services grant the county provided in the current year. "We're asking for the same amount for the next year," Bowers said, adding that "100% of the funds for both programs that come from the board of supervisors in Nelson County goes back to Nelson County." She also described Project Discovery, a school-based program providing college- and career-readiness support and…
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