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The committee reported sharp differences in quality-of-life ratings between white English-speaking residents and Hispanic residents, while mapping service-access barriers by income and geography. The assessment had 219 survey responses and is targeting 300 to 350 responses by mid-April.
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The findings suggest that some Nantucket residents face greater barriers to reaching human services, with differences linked to income, location, and language or ethnicity. The committee approved its FY27 grant report and all second-quarter grant reports. Members also discussed seeking $1 million for FY28—$825,000 for Human Services and $175,000 for Substance Misuse—to maintain current services amid inflation and growing needs, but no vote on that request was recorded.
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