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Clark County Approves $6.1 Million To Help Homeless Families

The Clark County Commission approved $6.1 million for housing assistance programs intended to help homeless families.

Clark County Social Service Director Michael Pawlak says one goal is to address a bottleneck by helping 200 families with rent, deposits and other expenses to get into homes.

The funding will also go toward expanding transitional shelters to increase capacity.

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This decision falls under Clark County’s plan to use $12 million in licensing fee revenue from marijuana businesses to combat homelessness. The commission allotted $1.8 million to a youth shelter last month.

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