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Providers and residents urge Beaufort County not to dismantle local human services coordination
Summary
During public comment, a coalition of nonprofit leaders, former staff and residents warned that closing the county Human Services Department and shifting cases to Nexus could fragment prevention services and harm families who rely on coordinated wraparound support.
Several leaders of nonprofit and county programs urged Beaufort County Council on March 9 to preserve the county’s human services prevention capacity as staff described a pending transition of cases to a private provider called Nexus.
"For these families, it appears the county's future role may be primarily referral and follow‑up," Christina Wilson, executive director of the Child Abuse Prevention Association, told council. "My concern is simple: referral to whom?" Wilson said that CAPA operates foster homes and wraparound services and asked council to involve community providers in planning.…
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