Human Resource Center Reports $940,000 Living Room Grant Loss

Clark County Board | June 18, 2026

Article Summary: Jonathan Burns told the Clark County Board on June 18 that the state’s Living Room Program grant, funded with cannabis tax revenue, was not issued this year — a loss of $940,000 for a program he described as successful. The Human Resource Center will still run two summer camps, including one at Monroe School in Casey.

Human Resource Center Update Key Points:

The Living Room Program grant, administered through the state and funded with cannabis tax monies, was not issued this year.

The loss amounts to $940,000 for the year for what Burns described as a successful program.

HRC will hold two summer camps, one at New Rivers Church and one at Monroe School in Casey.

Other grants were approved and help fill needs in Clark County, Burns said.

CLARK COUNTY — A behavioral health program serving Clark County lost $940,000 in state funding this year, the Clark County Board was told Thursday, June 18, 2026, during public comment at its regular meeting.

Jonathan Burns, who addressed the board on behalf of the Human Resource Center, said the Living Room Program grant that was through the state and funded with cannabis tax monies was not issued this year. That was a loss of $940,000 for the year for what has been a successful program, according to the minutes’ account of his remarks.

Burns did not tell the board — at least not on the record — what the loss means for the program’s operations, staffing or availability in Clark County. The minutes record no questions from board members, and the county took no action on the item; it was raised during public comment rather than as an agenda item.

Burns said other grants were approved and help to fill needs in Clark County, without identifying the grants or amounts.

He also told the board that HRC has a newsletter featuring impactful life stories, and that the organization is going to put on two summer camps. One is at New Rivers Church and the other is at Monroe School in Casey. The record does not give dates, age ranges, costs or registration details for either camp, and it does not state where New Rivers Church is located.

Context and Gaps

The Human Resource Center is identified in the minutes only by name and by the initials HRC, which the minutes themselves expand. Burns’ title with the organization is not given in the minutes or in the attendance list, which records him simply as “Jonathan Burns – HRC.”

The Living Room Program grant is likewise described only in the terms Burns used: a state grant funded by cannabis tax revenue, not issued this year. The record does not identify the state agency that administers it, the grant cycle involved, whether the decision was a non-renewal or a funding lapse, or whether an appeal or reapplication is possible.

A copy of the HRC newsletter Burns referenced, along with the organization’s service figures for Clark County, would allow fuller reporting on what a $940,000 reduction removes from the local behavioral health picture.