Cheshire council accepts $36,799 youth services grant to support counselors and programs

The Town of Cheshire on April 23 accepted a Department of Children and Families Youth Services Bureau grant totaling $36,799 to support Cheshire Youth Services programming and staff.

Town staff read resolution 042326-01, which specifies $17,098 will be appropriated to the general fund to offset salaries for youth and family counselors and $19,701 to the Youth Services Bureau enhancement fund to support programs and activities run by the Cheshire Youth Services Division. Town Manager Sean Kimball briefly described the grant as part of an ongoing program the town has received in prior years.

Council members had no further questions and voted to adopt the resolution; the motion passed unanimously by those present. The appropriation covers staffing costs and program enhancements for the coming year.

The Council will record the formal appropriation in the minutes and incorporate the grant funds into the town’s FY26-27 financial plan.