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Williamson County to Impact Lives with Third Phase of ARPA Funding

Williamson County to Impact Lives with Third Phase of ARPA Funding
Posted: Apr 14, 2023
Categories: Alerts, PIO
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Author: Connie Odom

The Williamson County Commissioners Court approved a comprehensive plan for the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds during their Commissioners Court meeting this week. The plan addressed critical needs that have been identified in communities, including an increase in homelessness, need for mental health and substance abuse services and domestic violence. 

Alan Graham, founder and CEO of MLF, said, "We are grateful for this partnership with Williamson County. Working together, we can lift more men and women experiencing homelessness in Central Texas off the streets into community and home in Community First! Village.” 

“These services are especially important now as the county, the State of Texas and the country suffer from a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths, many of which are coming from our youth,” said Commissioner Cynthia Long.   

The remaining funding will go towards updating ventilators for all the county’s EMS vehicles, a domestic violence detective, a contracted water study to assess the aquifers that provide water for some of the county’s current and growing population and a pilot program to improve broadband access in underserved areas. 

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