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County hears from guidance center, Growth Works and Centers for Family Development on youth‑assistance, prevention and re‑entry efforts
Summary
Three youth‑service providers described prevention, diversion and care‑management work for youth across Wayne County, reporting high program completion rates and asking the commission to continue prevention funding while noting increased complexity of needs and procurement delays affecting payments to providers.
Commissioners heard extended presentations from three providers who deliver youth‑assistance, diversion and care‑management services across Wayne County.
Kevin Carlton of the Guidance Center described 25 years of Youth Assistance Program (YAP) work in the Downriver catchment, reporting 142 youth served last year with a 92% completion rate and offering services ranging from individual counseling to multi‑systemic therapy and referrals to wraparound…
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