County hears updates from APACE, Region V and Blue Valley; Region V asks for statutory county match
June 23, 2026 | York County, Nebraska
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The York County Board of Commissioners heard a series of social-services updates June 23 from nonprofit and regional providers serving the county.
Matt Casic, CEO of APACE, said the organization — Nebraska’s largest provider of developmental-disability services — supports roughly 756 individuals statewide and about 31 in York County. He described APACE as a public entity that relies on Medicaid funding that follows individuals and said APACE’s annual packet includes stories and program information; the group’s annual operating request to York County this year was zero.
Patrick Cryles, regional administrator for Region V Systems (the behavioral health authority covering 16 counties), reviewed services funded and coordinated for York County residents and stressed the system’s role in crisis coordination, housing and audits of contracted providers. Cryles said the statutory required county match is $28,198 for the coming year and that Region V also requested an additional $4,389 to meet service demands and cover increased administrative costs after state funding reductions.
Sheri Weber, CEO of Blue Valley Community Action, presented an annual impact report and funding outlook. Blue Valley assisted 7,867 individuals last year across its service area and served 1,558 people from York County specifically. Weber described recent funding volatility at the federal level, new grant efforts (rural health assessments, radon and healthy-homes remediation proposals), program adjustments to reduce operating costs and a request for $11,000 in county support (the same amount requested last year).
John Day, executive director of Blue Valley Behavioral Health, thanked the county for $5,000 in ongoing support and said the agency treated roughly 240 individuals for substance-use services and expects to serve about 840 clients overall this fiscal year, representing year-over-year growth.
No formal funding decisions on the social-service requests were made at the meeting; staff said requests will be considered in the budget process.
Matt Casic, CEO of APACE, said the organization — Nebraska’s largest provider of developmental-disability services — supports roughly 756 individuals statewide and about 31 in York County. He described APACE as a public entity that relies on Medicaid funding that follows individuals and said APACE’s annual packet includes stories and program information; the group’s annual operating request to York County this year was zero.
Patrick Cryles, regional administrator for Region V Systems (the behavioral health authority covering 16 counties), reviewed services funded and coordinated for York County residents and stressed the system’s role in crisis coordination, housing and audits of contracted providers. Cryles said the statutory required county match is $28,198 for the coming year and that Region V also requested an additional $4,389 to meet service demands and cover increased administrative costs after state funding reductions.
Sheri Weber, CEO of Blue Valley Community Action, presented an annual impact report and funding outlook. Blue Valley assisted 7,867 individuals last year across its service area and served 1,558 people from York County specifically. Weber described recent funding volatility at the federal level, new grant efforts (rural health assessments, radon and healthy-homes remediation proposals), program adjustments to reduce operating costs and a request for $11,000 in county support (the same amount requested last year).
John Day, executive director of Blue Valley Behavioral Health, thanked the county for $5,000 in ongoing support and said the agency treated roughly 240 individuals for substance-use services and expects to serve about 840 clients overall this fiscal year, representing year-over-year growth.
No formal funding decisions on the social-service requests were made at the meeting; staff said requests will be considered in the budget process.
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