The Board of Commissioners approved a $600,000 grant award from the North Carolina Division of Social Services for the Welcome Baby Program to establish a 0.65 FTE position expanding family support services to school-age children.
Commissioners approved a $600,000 state grant for the Welcome Baby Program, adding a part-time position to expand family support services to children up to age 17.
County commissioners demanded stricter controls on transit spending after learning the City of Durham and Go Triangle requested over $100 million in new projects while spending only 9 to 26 percent of already-allocated funds.
The county jail now holds more psychiatric patients than any hospital or facility in Durham County, revealing a community-wide shortage of inpatient mental health beds rather than a jail management problem.
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