CLARK COUNTY FUNDING

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET CUTS ARE ALREADY HAVING AN IMPACT ON ONE COUNTY. 
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN REPORTS THAT WHILE CLARK COUNTY IS NOT FACING A FUNDING CRISIS, THEY HAVE HAD TO ELIMIATE SOME SERVICES. THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY'S FEDERAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AT A TIME WHEN GUN VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE THERE. A RECENT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR FOOD SHIPMENT AND OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR THE CLARK COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT WERE ELIMINATED, LEADING TO STAFF LAYOFFS AND REDUCED SERVICES INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONNECT CLINIC. STATE CUTS HAVE ALSO ELIMINATED THE LEAD SAFE HOME FUND.