Jackson Scenario 2 holds human services flat at $1.465M, drops $15k ask

The Town of Jackson’s FY2026 “Scenario 2” human-services allocation would hold funding flat for organizations funded in 2026 only — no new awardees — totaling $1,464,581. That’s $15,000 less than the prior year’s total, solely because Voices JH received $15,000 in FY2026 and did not request Town funding going forward, according to the allocation table in the Town’s packet. See: TOJ Scenario 2 FY 2026 Allocation Financial Data.

The biggest single line item in the table remains Youth & Family Services, Teton at $420,000, followed by Mental Health & Recovery Services of JH at $185,000, Community Entry Services at $180,000, and One22 Resource Center at $180,000. On the smaller end, the flat-funded allocations include Climb Wyoming at $6,125 and Immigrant Hope–Wyoming/Idaho at $8,000.

What’s worth watching is the mismatch between the Town’s stated “base allocation targets” and what Scenario 2 actually buys: the table shows Priority 1 at 47.84% of funding versus a 60% target, while Priority 2 comes in at 37.34% versus a 25% target. If elected officials want the “targets” to mean anything more than a chart note, the budget needs to spell out what would be cut (or added) to move money toward those priorities — and what outcome measures will show the tradeoff was worth it.