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Director Casey Pachochin outlines shift to needs‑based aid and relaunch of community work program
Summary
At the Sept. 16 DeKalb Township board meeting, Director of General Assistance Casey Pachochin detailed a move from a flat monthly grant to a means‑based assistance model, a security‑deposit fund, and a relaunch of a community work program to help clients gain work experience.
At the DeKalb Township Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 16, 2025, Casey Pachochin, director of the township’s general assistance program, described a major recalibration of how the office delivers aid to residents in need.
Pachochin said the township moved away from a flat monthly check toward a means‑based approach that assigns specific dollar amounts to basic maintenance needs: “for rent, we would assign up to $550 per month…or with utilities, we decided we could do $70 a month,” she said, and added the program can provide fuel assistance via $50 gift cards and Walmart cards for essentials.
The change is intended to target limited township…
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