Harrison County extension agent warns youth programs at risk as federal funding ends
Miss McDonald told county leaders that federal Better Living for Texans and related SNAP funding will end, forcing the extension office to shift local funds to sustain 4‑H and a youth garden program and to request roughly an $8,000 increase for travel and staff costs. Commissioners asked for spending detail, discussed recent equipment purchases and potential facility changes, and approved adjournment.
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Miss McDonald, the county extension office representative, told the meeting the office is seeking an increase in its travel and office‑staff line to cover rising costs and to sustain youth programs after recent federal funding changes.
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