2024–25 · City-wide
Outreach and caseworkers to guide residents to programs
Resident asks for more education about existing programs and more community meetings and public places where caseworkers guide people through available resources.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
More education on existing program. More community meetings, public places where people can get a caseworker who guides them through resources
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 23, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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