Rep. Scott Conklin September 18, 2024 | 6:51 PM
STATE COLLEGE, Sept. 18 – Nearly $2 million in grant funding is coming to bolster Centre County’s criminal justice system, expand services and programs for crime victims and at-risk youth, and support crime-prevention measures, state Rep. Scott Conklin announced today. Conklin, D-Centre, said the funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will support a wide range of programs and services for the region. “The new funding will allow the county and area organizations to bolster crime prevention, expand services for victims, assess needs for at-risk youth and provide drug treatment and other services to help folks transition back to the community,” Conklin said. “Some of the new funding will also allow the public defender’s office to add caseworker services that can help folks with mental health, intellectual disabilities or substance use disorder access needed services.
“They’re investments that are going to help people heal and put people back on a path to a better life.”
The funding includes:
More information about the funding awarded statewide is available here: https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/pccd-details.aspx?newsid=120
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