Committee Approves $200,000 for Human Services Organizations
Orleans Human Services Committee approved $200,000 in final funding for 22 organizations.
Human Services Advisory Committee · Meeting of April 23, 2026
Orleans Human Services Committee approved $200,000 in final funding for 22 organizations. The committee voted unanimously on April 23 under Chair Susan Chandler to adopt the budget, maintaining the prior-year level of $20,000 for Outer Cape Health Navigator Service after discussion of the organization's request for $25,000. Largest grants support Orleans After School at $30,000 and Homeless Prevention Council at $25,000, with remaining funds distributed to organizations serving seniors, children, people with disabilities, and homeless prevention.
Committee members Susan Chandler and Barbara Hartford requested second-term reappointments, pending Select Board approval.
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Source: the Human Services Advisory Committee meeting of April 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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