• Oakland County has committed more than $47 million to assist the county's 175,000 students with mental health, learning delay, and basic needs.
• The county is leveraging $5 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for learning delay grants to be administered by United Way of Southeastern Michigan. Applications should be available by the end of September.
• For the second year in a row, the county is utilizing $10 million-plus in ARP dollars to provide mental health professionals in schools.

Pontiac, Michigan?? Oakland County continues to invest tens of millions of dollars in resources for school mental health, learning delay, food and housing assistance, and wraparound services for students and their families in 2022. Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Board of Commissioners Chairman David T. Woodward, joined by educators, students, and community leaders, highlighted how American Rescue Plan funds are bolstering the start of the new school year during a news conference today at the Pontiac School District Administration Building.

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