Oxford Council increases funding to house youthful offenders

The Oxford City Council voted Tuesday to increase their funding for the housing of Oxford’s youthful offenders .  The city will give Coosa Valley Youth Services $30,000. The youth detention facility asked the city for $42,000 last month. The city had budgeted to pay the agency $24,000 this year.  Stentson Carpenter, CEO of Rainbow Omega, a faith-based residential and vocational program in Eastaboga for adults with developmental disabilities, is also seeking continued funding from the city.  About 88 residents live at the center,. The city has supported the agency over the years  giving about $10,000 annually, but Oxford hasn’t yet agreed to pay the agency this year.  The city budgeted $10,000 to pay Rainbow Omega this year, along with 13 other area nonprofit groups, but the council has been taking on those appropriations one at a time.