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Denbigh House director urges council to maintain city funding after state cuts
Summary
Jason Young, executive director of Community Brain Injury Services, thanked the council for continued support of the Denbigh House and warned state funding cuts and stagnant state support have increased waiting lists and local demand for services.
Jason Young, executive director of Community Brain Injury Services, told the council the Denbigh House relies on local support to meet state mandates and fill service gaps after recent state funding reductions.
"The Denbigh House is is 1 of the state defined core safety net services for survivors of brain injury," Young said, and explained the program is the only provider in the area. He said state funding for brain injury was cut by nearly 11 percent and that Denbigh House funding in Hampton has remained at $15,500 since 2009. Young said the program serves more than 200 families annually and that there are about 3,000 Hampton residents living with disabilities from brain injury; he noted an urgent waiting list of 79 survivors.
Young asked the council to continue city support so the agency can adequately staff and serve Hampton residents and address the waiting list created by state funding cuts.
