More than $50,000 in human services funding was distributed and the 2025-26 Human Services Block Grant was approved during the Perry County commissioners’ meeting on Aug. 4.

The meeting doubled as a required public hearing for the Human Services Block Grant, with representatives from Cumberland-Perry Mental Health, Cumberland-Perry Drug and Alcohol Commission, and the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) office each delivering detailed reports on their services, priorities and challenges.

Brian Wilson, senior human services program manager for Cumberland-Perry MHIDD, said the block grant allows counties to flexibly allocate state funding across essential programs. He noted services span a range of populations including children, older adults, veterans and individuals involve

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