A Palm Beach County agency that provides grants to nonprofits to help struggling teens and their families is in the crosshairs of the state’s DOGE team and county commissioners.
At a meeting Aug. 26, leaders of the county’s Youth Services Department will be asked to justify why they want to give $3.1 million in tax money to 33 agencies. It marks the commission’s first critical inquiry into spending since it created the department 10 years ago.
The review comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ government efficiency team scours county books for waste. Before the Florida DOGE auditors arrived in the county on Monday for a two-day visit, they said they wanted to take a close look at the $18 million-a-year Youth Services Department, which is unique among the state’s 67 counties.
The commission’