The Springfield City Council moved to use $3 million in state grant funding to enhance the city’s emergency co-responder program.
The additional funding will expand the resources available to Springfield Police, the Office of Community Relations and community partners for mental health crisis response and homeless intervention.
City Director of Community Relations Ethan Posey explained during Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting that the funds will help provide temporary shelter, groceries, prescriptions, or applying to replace lost social security cards.
The new funds were placed on the consent agenda for next week’s City Council meeting.
