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Pulaski County to advertise $12,000 opioid-settlement appropriation for youth Recovery Cafe pilot
Summary
County leaders voted to advertise an additional $12,000 appropriation from opioid settlement funds to seed a youth-focused Recovery Cafe program, with an initial six‑month allocation and a six‑month progress check before any additional funding.
Pulaski County officials on Monday voted to advertise an additional appropriation of $12,000 from opioid settlement funds to help launch a youth-focused Recovery Cafe program aimed at people ages 12 to 17.
Presenter (S6), speaking for the community foundation and partners who developed a county plan, said the Recovery Cafe has operated for adults and is proposing a separate youth engagement center to offer academic tutoring, workforce readiness, evidence‑based prevention programming and supervised social activities during evenings, weekends and school breaks. The presenter identified Jen Schafer as serving as interim director of…
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