New Haven's COMPASS Program Faces $1.4M Funding Gap
New Haven's COMPASS program deploys social workers instead of police for 911 calls, but faces a $1.4M funding crisis when federal relief money expires.
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New Haven's COMPASS program deploys social workers instead of police for 911 calls, but faces a $1.4M funding crisis when federal relief money expires.
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