OC Community Response Team seeks COSSUP extension, readies recovery housing operator request; staffer to depart
The OC Community Response Team reported a quarterly update, said it requested a one-year COSSUP grant extension through Sept. 30, 2027, plans to integrate peer recovery support into diversion work and to request a recovery-housing operator; staffer Jennifer Chiamulera announced her resignation effective Sept. 1, 2026.
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Representatives of the OC Community Response Team reviewed April–June referrals and clarified that the meeting packet category labeled 'Others' typically includes clients who moved, left the area, or had conflicts of interest and often includes referrals to other agencies. The team said it submitted a request to extend the COSSUP grant, which otherwise is set to end Sept. 30, 2026, and described a pivot to integrate Peer Recovery Support Services into the diversion structure.
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