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CommUnity Crisis Services will lay off remote employees from 10 states after losing a $6.5 million federal contract. There will be no changes in 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or CommUnity’s other services, including the food bank.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is considering contributing just over $1 million to help renovate a farm purchased by CommUnity Crisis services to become a new youth crisis shelter.
To meet demands, both crisis centers have had to hire more specialist, yet funding for the hotline in Iowa hasn’t increased.
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CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is seeing a huge increase of people come to their food pantry.
Also, CommUnity is adding a second mental health liaison to work with Iowa City police.