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Council Member Stevens advocates for funding peer navigators in drop-in centers
4:19:23
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36 sec
Council Member Althea Stevens inquires about the current number of peer navigators in drop-in centers and expresses concern about the lack of funding for this program. She emphasizes the importance of continuing to fund peer navigators based on their proven effectiveness and data-driven results.
- Stevens highlights that peer navigator funding was a one-time allocation in FY '23 that has not been renewed
- She stresses the need to push for continued funding of this program
- The council member cites data-driven results as evidence of the program's effectiveness
Althea Stevens
4:19:23
How many peer navigators are currently servicing the drop in centers?
Jeremy Halbridge
4:19:31
That was a one time funding in FY '20 '3, that is not funded at this time.
Althea Stevens
4:19:35
I know.
4:19:36
That's why I asked.
4:19:38
I'm aware.
4:19:39
I'm the person who keeps yelling about it.
4:19:40
It's not the thing I yell about.
4:19:42
So I'm gonna say, you know, we need to make sure that we're funding these Peer Navigators.
4:19:45
We know that it's something effective and has shown real results and you know when we're thinking about data driven results, this is something that we know the data shows that it helps in those results.
4:19:57
So we need to continue to push for that.