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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Expansion of runaway and homeless youth services
2:24:22
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33 sec
The budget includes an increase in funding and capacity for the runaway and homeless youth program.
- $6 million allocated to add 100 beds for homeless youth, bringing the total to 913
- Commissioner thanks Chair Stevens, the council, and young advocates for their support
- New beds expected to be rolled out over the course of the next fiscal year
Keith Howard
2:24:22
The budget includes 6,000,000 to add 100 slots to beds to runaway and homeless youth to serve homeless youth and bringing that total to 913.
2:24:37
This is a big win and thanks and much appreciation again for chair Steven and the council for your advocacy and above all thanks to the young people who also advocated it as well.
2:24:51
We expect to roll out the new beds over the course of next fiscal year.