Domestic Abuse Shelter outreach funding loss
Summary
The shelter's new CEO warned that outreach advocate positions in Key West and now Key Largo are being lost after funding cuts and the sunset of the Health Services Advisory Board. Commissioners promised to look at contract-based funding and an upcoming January request for funding.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
$602,000 is currently budgeted for related health services funding pending the January request process.
Domestic violence victims in Key West and Key Largo if outreach positions can be restored.
Victims lose local outreach advocates, particularly in Key Largo at month's end.
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