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Jackson County is allocating millions of dollars to local organizations to fight the drug problem.
The money comes from the county’s quarter-cent sales tax called COMBAT, or Community Backed Anti-Drug Tax. The County Legislature on Monday approved, without comment, the recommendations of COMBAT staff and the county’s Drug Commission.
The money is through several channels:
$2.5 million for treatment, including $265,101 for Comprehensive Mental Health Service’s Gateway location in Independence; $184,785 for CMHS’s Renn West location in Kansas City; $365,000 for ReDiscover, a group based in Lee’s Summit with a variety of social services; $31,000 for Hope House, which has women’s shelters in Independence and Lee’s Summit; and $298,000 for programs at Truman Medical Center.
$1.2 million for prevention services, including $124,000 for ReDiscover; $21,000 for the Child Abuse Prevention Association in Independence; $21,000 for the YOU program in Blue Springs; $40,000 for Comprehensive Mental Health Services; $76,938 for the Independence Youth Court; $54,540 for the Eastern Jackson County Youth Court; and $42,000 for the Kansas City Youth Court.
$913,967 for DARE programs (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), including $204,457 to the city of Independence, $117,629 to the city of Blue Springs and $54,508 to the city of Grain Valley. Those are increases of 6.6 percent to 7.2 percent for those cities.
$885,420 in matching grant funds, including $170,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City; $221,000 to ReDiscover; $20,000 for the Independence School District; $60,000 for Children’s Mercy Hospital; and $70,000 for Benilde Hall, a Kansas City organization treating addiction, mental illness and homelessness.
Jackson County is allocating millions of dollars to local organizations to fight the drug problem.
The money comes from the county’s quarter-cent sales tax called COMBAT, or Community Backed Anti-Drug Tax. The County Legislature on Monday approved, without comment, the recommendations of COMBAT staff and the county’s Drug Commission.
The money is through several channels:
$2.5 million for treatment, including $265,101 for Comprehensive Mental Health Service’s Gateway location in Independence; $184,785 for CMHS’s Renn West location in Kansas City; $365,000 for ReDiscover, a group based in Lee’s Summit with a variety of social services; $31,000 for Hope House, which has women’s shelters in Independence and Lee’s Summit; and $298,000 for programs at Truman Medical Center.
$1.2 million for prevention services, including $124,000 for ReDiscover; $21,000 for the Child Abuse Prevention Association in Independence; $21,000 for the YOU program in Blue Springs; $40,000 for Comprehensive Mental Health Services; $76,938 for the Independence Youth Court; $54,540 for the Eastern Jackson County Youth Court; and $42,000 for the Kansas City Youth Court.
$913,967 for DARE programs (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), including $204,457 to the city of Independence, $117,629 to the city of Blue Springs and $54,508 to the city of Grain Valley. Those are increases of 6.6 percent to 7.2 percent for those cities.
$885,420 in matching grant funds, including $170,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City; $221,000 to ReDiscover; $20,000 for the Independence School District; $60,000 for Children’s Mercy Hospital; and $70,000 for Benilde Hall, a Kansas City organization treating addiction, mental illness and homelessness.
